Globish: How English Became the World's Language
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3.5 • 2 Ratings
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
“A fascinating study not only of the roots and growth of our own language but of its future.”—Bloomsbury Review
It seems impossible: a small island in the North Atlantic, colonized by Rome, then pillaged for hundreds of years by marauding neighbors, becomes the dominant world power in the nineteenth century. In this provocative new look at the course of empire, Robert McCrum shows how the language of the Anglo-American imperium has become the world’s lingua franca. In the twenty-first century, writes the author, English + Microsoft = Globish.
Customer Reviews
Glorious English
The history of the world language on full display for all to see and feel the majesty of English. It truly is an unmatched tongue for nuanced expression. This book shows that English is greater than the sum of its original linguistic ancestry. It has absorbed its Germanic and Latin (and some Gaelic and a lot of Greek) roots, as well as myriads of other influences, to become one of the few genius pinnacles of humanity’s efforts.