English as a global language / / David Crystal [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Crystal David <1941->
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012
• Edizione: Canto classics edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 212 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 427
• Soggetto topico: English language - Foreign countries; English language - Social aspects - Foreign countries; English language - Social aspects - English-speaking countries; Communication, International; Language, Universal
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Why a global language? -- Why English? The historical context -- 3. Why English? The cultural foundation -- 4. Why English? The cultural legacy -- 5. The future of global English.
• Sommario/riassunto: David Crystal's classic English as a Global Language considers the history, present status and future of the English language, focusing on its role as the leading international language. English has been deemed the most 'successful' language ever, with 1500 million speakers internationally, presenting a difficult task to those who wish to investigate it in its entirety. However, Crystal explores the subject in a measured but engaging way, always backing up observations with facts and figures. Written in a detailed and fascinating manner, this is a book written by an expert both for specialists in the subject and for general readers interested in the English language.
• Titolo autorizzato: English as a global language
• ISBN: 9781107387799; 1107390710; 1-107-38698-5; 1-139-89398-X; 1-107-41458-X; 1-107-39071-0; 1-107-39551-8; 1-139-19697-9; 1-107-38779-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910467097203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Canto classics.