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world authority on the English language, presents a lively and factual account of the rise of English as a global language and explores the whys and wherefores of the history, current status and future potential of English as the international language of communication. English has been lauded as the most ‘successful’ language ever, with 1,500 million speakers worldwide; but Crystal avoids taking sides and tells the story in a measured but engaging way, backed by facts and figures. This new edition of his classic book contains extra sections (on subjects including the linguistic features of New Englishes, the future of English asa world language, and the possibility of an English ‘family’ of languages), footnotes and a full bibliography. There are updates throughout. This is a book for anyone of any nationality concerned with English: teachers, students, language professionals, politicians, general readers and anyone with a love of the language.  \nDAVID CRYSTAL is one of the world’s foremost authorities on language. He is author of the hugely successful Cambridge encyclopedia of language (1987; second edition 1997), Cambridge encyclopedia of the English language (1995), Language death (2000), Language and the Internet (2001) and Shakespeare’s words (2002, with Ben Crystal) . An internationally renowned writer, journal editor, lecturer and broadcaster, he received an OBE in 1995for his services to the study and teaching of the English language. His edited books include several editions of The Cambridge encyclopedia (1990–2000) and related publications, Words on words (2000, with Hilary Crystal) and The new Penguin encyclopedia (2002) .  \nEnglish as a global language  \nSecond edition  \nDAVID CRYSTAL  \n􀀁􀀂􀀃􀀄􀀅􀀆􀀇􀀈􀀉 􀀋􀀌􀀆􀀍􀀉􀀅􀀎􀀆􀀏􀀐 􀀑􀀅􀀉􀀎􀀎  \nCambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo  \nCambridge University Press  \nThe Edinburgh Building, Cambridge 􀀁􀀄􀀒 􀀒􀀅􀀋, United Kingdom  \nPublished in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York [www.cambridge.org](www.cambridge.org)  \nInformation on this [title: www.cambridge.org/9780521823470](title: www.cambridge.org/9780521823470)  \n© David Crystal 1997, 2003  \nThis book is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provision of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press.  \nFirst published in print format 2003  \n􀀆􀀎􀀄􀀌-􀀔􀀕 􀀖􀀗􀀘-􀀙-􀀚􀀔􀀔-􀀙􀀗􀀘􀀜􀀒-􀀙 eBook (NetLibrary)  \n􀀆􀀎􀀄􀀌-􀀔􀀙 􀀙-􀀚􀀔􀀔-􀀙􀀗􀀘􀀜􀀒-􀀚 eBook (NetLibrary)  \n􀀆􀀎􀀄􀀌-􀀔􀀕 􀀖􀀗􀀘-􀀙-􀀚􀀒􀀔-􀀘􀀒􀀕􀀛􀀗-􀀙 hardback 􀀆􀀎􀀄􀀌-􀀔􀀙 􀀙-􀀚􀀒􀀔-􀀘􀀒􀀕􀀛􀀗-􀀔 hardback  \n􀀆􀀎􀀄􀀌-􀀔􀀕 􀀖􀀗􀀘-􀀙-􀀚􀀒􀀔-􀀚􀀕􀀙􀀕􀀒-􀀕 paperback 􀀆􀀎􀀄􀀌-􀀔􀀙 􀀙-􀀚􀀒􀀔-􀀚􀀕􀀙􀀕􀀒-􀀜 paperback  \nCambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of 􀀋􀀅􀀝s for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this book, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate.  \nContents  \nList of tables page vii  \nPreface to the second edition ix  \nPreface to the first edition xii  \n1 Why a global language? 1  \nWhat is a global language? 3  \nWhat makes a global language? 7  \nWhy do we need a global language? 11  \nWhat are the dangers of a global language? 14  \nCould anything stop a global language? 25  \nA critical era 27  \n2 Why English? 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