700 Reasons: Reason #305
- Reason: 305
- Clear signs of linguistic complacency, common observation suggests, are already present in the archetypal British or American tourist who travels the world assuming that everyone speaks English, and that it is somehow the fault of the local people if they do not
- Reference:
- Crystal, D. (1997) English as a Global Language (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press)
- Related Keywords:
- Global English, Mobility, Values
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