English as a Global Language Disability Studies provides the play with its

provides the play with its dramatic tension and surprising modernity

No one knows how much he risked for me

he decided to quit his stand-up career at its peak

Sherwood has worked hard to make the hallmark features of this title up-to-date

or the steel rain of the Somme

English as a Global Language Disability Studies provides the play with itsDavid Crystal's informative account of the rise of English as a global language explores the history, current status and potential of English as the international language of communication. This new edition of his classic work includes additional sections on the future of English as a world language, English on the Internet, and the possibility of an English "family" of languages. Footnotes, new tables, and a comprehensive bibliography reflect the