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Globish: How English Became the World's Language
Language: en
Pages: 353
Authors: Robert McCrum
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-05-09 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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Discusses how Anglo-American has become the language of the world, and describes the changes that English has brought to far-away cultures in distant places.
Globish: How English Became the World's Language
Language: en
Pages: 353
Authors: Robert McCrum
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-05-24 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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“A fascinating study not only of the roots and growth of our own language but of its future.”—Bloomsbury Review It seems impossible: a small island in the
English as a Global Language
Language: en
Pages: 227
Authors: David Crystal
Categories: Foreign Language Study
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-03-29 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Written in a detailed and fascinating manner, this book is ideal for general readers interested in the English language.
Word Myths
Language: en
Pages: 234
Authors: David Wilton
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-11-06 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Do you "know" that posh comes from an acronym meaning "port out, starboard home"? That "the whole nine yards" comes from (pick one) the length of a WWII gunner'
Story of English
Language: en
Pages: 496
Authors: Robert McCrum
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