Globish: How English Became the World's Language

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gptkbp:instanceOf book
gptkbp:author gptkb:Robert_McCrum
gptkbp:availableFormats E-book
Hardcover
Paperback
Audiobook
gptkbp:completed Challenges of language diversity
English_as_a_tool_for_communication
Future_of_English_language
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticalReception Positive reviews
Critique of language imperialism
gptkbp:discusses Language and culture
Language and identity
Language and technology
Language and globalization
Language and power dynamics
gptkbp:focus English_as_a_global_language
gptkbp:genre Non-fiction
gptkbp:impact Education
Cultural exchange
Business communication
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Pidgin_English
Lingua franca
Creole_languages
Global_English
gptkbp:influences gptkb:English_language
gptkbp:ISBN 978-0393070360
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:notableFeature Cultural identity
Language evolution
Communication barriers
Language simplification
gptkbp:notableStores gptkb:The_Power_of_Babel
The Language Instinct
The Evolving English Language
Wordslut
English_as_a_Global_Language
gptkbp:pageCount 288
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Norton_&_Company
gptkbp:releaseYear 2010
gptkbp:subject Globalization
Linguistics