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The Idea of World English

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2008

Richard W Bailey
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Extract

At the end of the 16th century, there was little reason to guess that English would emerge four centuries later as the most widely dispersed language in the world.

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Special Features
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English Today , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , January 1985 , pp. 3 - 6
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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