Almost all of the articles had been previously published. Of those, the earliest article was first published in 2003, and the latest one was published in 2011.[1] Elizabeth Heffington of the Lipscomb University Library characterized some of the authors of the individual articles as "well-known" and some of them as "lesser known".[2]
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The editors wrote the introduction, which describes how English has become the worldwide lingua franca and consequences of this.[1]
Many of the articles cite many of the same sources. Publishers Weekly stated that this is because the subject of the work is a highly specialized field, and that the effect is that "the chapters occasionally blur together."[3]
Publishers Weekly ranked it as a PW pick and described it as "a strong introduction to the field."[3]
Kirkus Reviews stated that a non-academic reader may have difficulty with the density of the prose.[4] Heffington stated that a reader without an academic background can comprehend the book although it would be a "challenge".[2] Daniel C. Villanueva of University of Nevada, Reno described the prose as "scholarly but accessible".[1]
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