Re:Blue–Green Distinction in Language
by throw0101a on Thursday January 23, 2020 @06:50AM
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> It is also one of the reasons why English is taking over ...
There are various reasons why a language may become a lingua franca (LF). If anyone wants to more about the history and process of this, I recommend The Last Lingua Franca: English Until the Return of Babel by Nicholas Ostle:
He goes over past LFs like Persian, Aramaic, Ancient/Koine Greek, and how they waxed and waned over the centuries, and what may happen to English in the future.
There are various reasons why a language may become a lingua franca (LF). If anyone wants to more about the history and process of this, I recommend The Last Lingua Franca: English Until the Return of Babel by Nicholas Ostle:
* https://www.amazon.com/Last-Lingua-Franca-English-Return/dp/...
* https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8366156-the-last-lingua-...
* https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/dec/04/last-lingua-fr...
He goes over past LFs like Persian, Aramaic, Ancient/Koine Greek, and how they waxed and waned over the centuries, and what may happen to English in the future.