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The Last Lingua Franca: English Until the Return of Babel

English is the world's lingua franca-the most widely spoken language in human history. And yet, as historian and linguist Nicholas Ostler persuasively argues, English will not only be displaced as the world's language in the not-distant future, it will be the last lingua franca, not replaced by another.Empire, commerce, and religion have been the primary raisons More »

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The Average Review score is 4.1 on a scale of 5.0. Total 7 reviewers are considered to generate the average review. Some of the new or latest reviews in History might be helpful and interesting to you. This average review is fetched by Kirsten Tranter and posted on 29 June

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[ 5.0 stars ] "Something to read over, go back over excerpts, etc... for anyone interested in Latin, linguistics, history, etc. Ostler's books are all always good. The kind of book I actually wished I had a hard copy of, and not the electronic one. ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The History review is genenrated by Jorge which was written on April 3, 2013 Review fetched on August 27, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 3.0 stars ] "Oh man, this book was a slog.I wanted to like it. I was very excited initially: at last a book about English's future as a world-wide 'lingua franca'. Will it continue to grow and flourish? Will it be replaced by some other language? Or will new technologies render the very need for a lingua franca obsolete? These are all questions Nicholas Ostler, author of the very good book 'Emp ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The History review is genenrated by Tom Braun which was written on March 15, 2013
3 users liked the review and gave their verdict that this review was intuitive enough to select or buy the History out of 3 users. Review fetched on August 27, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 5.0 stars ] "A long, sprawling account of lingua francas around the world, used as case studies in an attempt to discern the future of English, the most successful such language in human history. The final argument -- that when English ends its run as global lingua franca, everyone will communicate in their own languages with technological translation aids -- seems somewhat utopian, but I can't really fin ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The History review is genenrated by GAC which was written on December 26, 2012 Review fetched on August 27, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 3.0 stars ] "I had read Nicholas Ostler's "Empires of the Word" and enjoyed it and learned from it. Based on that positive experience and the good reviews of "The Last Lingua Franca," I bought his new book.What a disappointment. I didn't finish the book. I rate the book as high as three stars only because Ostler is a bright and accomplished scholar and his underlying theme is a good one. From the p ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The History review is genenrated by John Peter Altgeld which was written on July 4, 2011
13 users liked the review and gave their verdict that this review was intuitive enough to select or buy the History out of 17 users. Review fetched on August 27, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 4.0 stars ] "I enjoyed this book although I would not recommend it for someone who is not passionate about the topic. The history of the various lingua-francas was especially interesting. My only complaint with Ostler (I also read "Empires of the World") is that the book focuses too much on small details, so you can lose his bigger points which is frustrating at times. That said, I generally feel I learned ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The History review is genenrated by Mitchell Conquer which was written on January 27, 2011
3 users liked the review and gave their verdict that this review was intuitive enough to select or buy the History out of 7 users. Review fetched on August 27, 2013 by Books Central.

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Available	Yes
Author	Nicholas Ostler
Binding	Hardcover
EAN	8601410324933
Format	Bargain Price
Label	Walker & Company
Manufacturer	Walker & Company
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	352
PackageQuantity	1
ProductGroup	Book
ProductTypeName	ABIS_BOOK
PublicationDate	2010-11-23
Publisher	Walker & Company
ReleaseDate	2010-11-23
Studio	Walker & Company
Title	The Last Lingua Franca: English Until the Return of Babel

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