By de-anonymizing the key text on Mediterranean Lingua Franca, the book opens unexpected new areas for linguistic and historical research.

Examines the rise and fall of English as the most widely spoken language in human history and discusses what language will overtake its dominance as English-spe

Lingua francas are languages used for communication between individuals for whom they are not the first language. Based on empirical work throughout, the indivi

The author of "Ad Infinitum: A Biography of Latin" presents an erudite and provocative examination of the rise and coming fall of English as the world's languag

Based on research conducted among teachers, this text examines the role of standard language ideology in ELF attitude formation, critiques current SLA theories