73 - Season 6 - Global English: Blessing or Curse?

While the whole world does not speak English, it’s nevertheless a ubiquitous language worldwide. Is that a good thing or bad? Or is it, perhaps, more complicated than that? Professor Rosemary Salomone, both linguist and lawyer, knows how to answer this question perhaps better than anyone. In this episode, she and Steve discuss her newest book, The Rise of English: Global Politics and the Power of Language, where she takes readers around the world to see just what kind of a global player English really is. Thanks to members of the America the Bilingual Project team for this episode: Mim Harrison, editorial and brand director of the America the Bilingual Project, who wrote and directed this episode; Fernando Hernández Becerra and his production house in Guadalajara, Mexico Esto No Es Radio, which provides sound design and mixing; and Jen Cavagnaro at Daruma Tech, who manages our website. Music Credits, in order of appearance Koi - discovery - beer blues https://bit.ly/3pIQxmi Kevin Macleod - Quasi motion https://bit.ly/KevinMacleod_QuasiMotion TRG Banks - evening journey https://bit.ly/4bzZZur Holizna cc0 - advertisements https://bit.ly/4eTrXEl Soft and furious - you’re magic https://bit.ly/3LjJYhq Soft and furious - game on https://bit.ly/3VUuRjz Koi Discovery - Spike protein https://bit.ly/3S1leya Wax liricyst - big green https://freemusicarchive.org/music/wax-lyricist/the-wax-lyricist/big-green/ He can jog - Prelude (Two Hour Delay, Dane County) https://bit.ly/3zBaq3G Soft and furious - When the blood driving the self https://bit.ly/4aaMt0H Maarten Schellekens - free classical theme https://bit.ly/4cXxSXj