English as a Global Language

DavidCrystal'sinformativeaccountoftheriseofEnglishasagloballanguageexploresthehistory,currentstatusandpotentialofEnglishastheinternationallanguageofcommunication.ThisneweditionofhisclassicworkincludesadditionalsectionsonthefutureofEnglishasaworldlanguage,EnglishontheInternet,andthepossibilityofanEnglish"family"oflanguages.Footnotes,newtables,andacomprehensivebibliographyreflecttheexpandedscopeoftherevisededition.Aninternationallyrenownedscholarinthefieldoflanguageandlinguistics,DavidCrystalreceivedanOrderoftheBritishEmpirein1995forhisservicestotheEnglishlanguage.HeistheauthorofseveralbookswithCambridge,includingLanguageandtheInternet(2001),LanguageDeath(2000),EnglishasaGlobalLanguage(1997),CambridgeEncyclopediaofLanguage(1997),andCambridgeEncyclopediaoftheEnglishLanguage(1995)aswellasWordsonWords(UniversityofChicago,2000).FirsteditionHb(1997):0-521-59247-XFirsteditionPb(1998):0-521-62994-2