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