{"product_id":"the-last-lingua-franca-9781846142161","title":"The Last Lingua Franca","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Nicholas Ostler\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicholas Ostler challenges our assumption that English will continue to dominate as the global lingua franca. Drawing on his encyclopaedic knowledge of world languages and their history, Ostler reveals that just as past great languages like Latin and Sanskrit have died out, so English will follow.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45087290392727,"sku":"9781846142161","price":770.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781846142161.webp?v=1767640232","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-last-lingua-franca-9781846142161","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}