English as a Global Language

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2012-01
版次: 1
ISBN: 9780521530323
定价: 216.00
装帧: 平装
开本: 32开
纸张: 胶版纸
页数: 212页
  • David Crystal's informative account of the rise of English as aglobal language explores the history, current status and potentialof English as the international language of communication. This newedition of his classic work includes additional sections on thefuture of English as a world language, English on the Internet, andthe possibility of an English "family" of languages. Footnotes, newtables, and a comprehensive bibliography reflect the expanded scopeof the revised edition. An internationally renowned scholar in thefield of language and linguistics, David Crystal received an Orderof the British Empire in 1995 for his services to the Englishlanguage. He is the author of several books with Cambridge,including Language and the Internet (2001), Language Death (2000),English as a Global Language (1997), Cambridge Encyclopedia ofLanguage (1997), and Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language(1995) as well as Words on Words (University of Chicago, 2000).First edition Hb (1997): 0-521-59247-X First edition Pb (1998):0-521-62994-2 List of tables

    Preface to the second edition

    Preface to the first edition

    Why a global language?

     What is a global language?

     What makes a global language?

     Why do we need a global language?

     What are the dangers of a global language?

     Could anything stop a global language?

     A critical era

    Why English? The historical context

     Origins

     America

     Canada

     The Caribbean

     Australia and New Zealand

     South Africa

     South Asia

     Former colonial Africa

     South-east Asia and the South Pacific

     A world view

     ……
  • 内容简介:
    David Crystal's informative account of the rise of English as aglobal language explores the history, current status and potentialof English as the international language of communication. This newedition of his classic work includes additional sections on thefuture of English as a world language, English on the Internet, andthe possibility of an English "family" of languages. Footnotes, newtables, and a comprehensive bibliography reflect the expanded scopeof the revised edition. An internationally renowned scholar in thefield of language and linguistics, David Crystal received an Orderof the British Empire in 1995 for his services to the Englishlanguage. He is the author of several books with Cambridge,including Language and the Internet (2001), Language Death (2000),English as a Global Language (1997), Cambridge Encyclopedia ofLanguage (1997), and Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language(1995) as well as Words on Words (University of Chicago, 2000).First edition Hb (1997): 0-521-59247-X First edition Pb (1998):0-521-62994-2
  • 目录:
    List of tables

    Preface to the second edition

    Preface to the first edition

    Why a global language?

     What is a global language?

     What makes a global language?

     Why do we need a global language?

     What are the dangers of a global language?

     Could anything stop a global language?

     A critical era

    Why English? The historical context

     Origins

     America

     Canada

     The Caribbean

     Australia and New Zealand

     South Africa

     South Asia

     Former colonial Africa

     South-east Asia and the South Pacific

     A world view

     ……
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