Lingua Franca is my warm and lightly humorous look at the remarkable journey of the English language — from Romans and Vikings to Shakespeare, the Industrial Revolution, global travel, pop culture, and the digital age.

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Written in a conversational tone, it gently combines history, storytelling, examples, and personal reflection. It’s designed for a world audience: fluent speakers, ESOL learners, and anyone curious about how English became the global language we use today.

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This expanded edition grew out of my lifelong love of the language and my work with learners of all ages. It is informative without being heavy, and entertaining without losing accuracy — an invitation to explore English as a living, evolving, wonderfully quirky language.