| Record ID | marc_loc_updates/v40.i08.records.utf8:9989103:1555 |
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001 2010016373
003 DLC
005 20120215105244.0
008 100420s2010 nyuab b 001 0 eng
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020 $a9780802717719 :$c$28.00
020 $a0802717713
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn555656558
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050 00 $aPE2751$b.O823 2010
082 00 $a420.9$222
100 1 $aOstler, Nicholas.
245 14 $aThe last lingua franca :$bEnglish until the return of Babel /$cNicholas Ostler.
250 $a1st U.S. ed.
260 $aNew York :$bWalker & Co.,$c2010.
300 $axx, 330 p. :$bill., maps ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aLingua-franca present. The edges of English -- How various in the future? -- Lingua-francas past. The pragmatism of empire -- When the writ of Persian ran -- Traders' languages and the language for trade -- God's own language -- A range of outcomes. Regenerations -- Ruin and relegation -- Resignation -- Who's in charge here. Big beasts -- The jungle is neutral -- Under an English Sun, the shadows lengthen.
650 0 $aEnglish language$zForeign countries.
650 0 $aLingua francas.
650 0 $aEnglish language$xVariation.
650 0 $aEnglish language$xSocial aspects.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1204/2010016373-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1204/2010016373-d.html