Sociolinguistics

The Last Lingua Franca: English Until the Return of Babel

By Nicholas Ostler

'A lingua franca is a language of convenience. When it ceases to be convenient – however widespread it has been – it will be dropped, without ceremony, and with little emotion.'
NICHOLAS OSTLER

The Last Lingua Franca is a fascinating and provocative examination of the rise and coming fall of English as the world's language.

'A lingua franca is a language of convenience. When it ceases to be convenient – however widespread it has been – it will be dropped, without ceremony, and with little emotion.'
NICHOLAS...

Published: 10/12/2010

Format: Hardback

ISBN: 9781846142154

RRP: $39.95

Sociolinguistics: an Introduction to Language & Society

By Peter Trudgill

The way we talk is deeply influenced by our class, sex and ethnic background. It can also have a profound effect on how we are perceived by others. In this fully updated new edition of a classic text, Peter Trudgill explores the evidence – and the huge implications for social and educational policy .
Why do men swear more than women? How do speech styles of most Black Americans, and whites growing...

Published: 14/09/2000

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780140289213

RRP: $26.95