{"product_id":"english-language-the-basics-paperback-1","title":"English Language: The Basics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip Seargeant\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis lively and engaging book traces English's remarkable journey from a small, local language to the global resource it is today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book follows the story of English from its earliest origins, through its growth and expansion over the last 1,500 years, to the part it plays in twenty-first century society. Along the way, the book explores the language's complex ties to cultural identity, literature and politics. It tracks its evolving relationship with technology - from the invention of the printing press to the rise of artificial intelligence - and explains how it became the global lingua franca across almost every field of international activity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConcise, clear and informative, the book offers an ideal introduction for anyone curious about the English language: how it developed, how it is used today, and what role it will likely play in the future of global communication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Seargeant\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Language and Communication at the Open University, where he teaches and researches language and communication. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Future of Language\u003c\/i\u003e (2023) and \u003ci\u003eExploring World Englishes\u003c\/i\u003e (with Pan Lin, 2026), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eEnglish in the World\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Handbook of English Language Studies\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), and \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Handbook of Discourse and Disinformation\u003c\/i\u003e (2023). He is currently academic consultant for BBC Radio 4's \u003cem\u003eWord of Mouth\u003c\/em\u003e programme, and is a frequent contributor to publications such as \u003cem\u003eWired\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e The New Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e The New European\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003ci\u003eProspect\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 174\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48333578764537,"sku":"9781032795478","price":51.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/V68TDF87xl9781032795478_5427ee18-1d05-47d8-b160-af3da0640a0e.webp?v=1777449152","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/english-language-the-basics-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}