Globish: How English Became the World's Language

Globish: How English Became the World's Language
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 353
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ISBN-10 : 9780393339772
ISBN-13 : 0393339777
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Book Synopsis Globish: How English Became the World's Language by : Robert McCrum

Download or read book Globish: How English Became the World's Language written by Robert McCrum and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-05-09 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses how Anglo-American has become the language of the world, and describes the changes that English has brought to far-away cultures in distant places.


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