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The Last Lingua Franca: The Rise and Fall of World Languages by Nicholas Ostler is a revealing and captivating study that explores the rise of a linguistic variety we could never have imagined. In the 21st century, can we truly take the dominance of the English language for granted? Throughout history, Greek, Latin, Arabic, Sanskrit, and Persian have been global languages, dominating for centuries. Nevertheless, all have been replaced, as Nicholas Ostler predicts will happen with English too. What forces drive these linguistic shifts? What are the common characteristics of lingua francas? And more importantly, how do they wield their power?
Nicholas Ostler is a scholar of languages of exceptional capability and has published works such as Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World and Ad Infinitum: A Biography of Latin. He studied Greek, Latin, and philosophy at the University of Oxford and holds a PhD in Linguistics from MIT. He possesses knowledge of 26 languages and runs an institute for the protection of endangered languages.
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