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Evolving English: One Language, Many Voices (Updated Edition) by David Crystal Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 2011 ISBN-10: 0-7123-5099-3 / 0712350993 ISBN-13: 978-0-7123-5099-0 / 9780712350990 One-third of the worldâs population can speak or write in English, which is an unprecedented achievement for a language. How did this enormous reach come about? And what happens to a language when it is used by so many? In Evolving English, David Crystal, the leading authority on the development |