The Last Lingua Franca: English Until the Return of Babel

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by Nicholas Ostler

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How is this book different from Empires of the Word, a language history of the World?
Carmen This book features what the common language in different parts of the world are and were. A little history helps explain how one language was choosen …moreThis book features what the common language in different parts of the world are and were. A little history helps explain how one language was choosen over another.(less)
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