ELF: A historical perspective

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(Выходные данные не указаны)."It may seem absurd, or at least paradoxical, to approach ELF (English as a Lingua Franca) from a historical perspective. I believe, however, this first impression to be wrong. A more careful examination of the present linguistic developments shows the approach to be useful as it throws another light on the complexity of the process. This paper will therefore attempt to bring out the continuity of issues raised by the use of a lingua franca over the last centuries through the examination of the uses and functions of post medieval Latin in Europe on the one hand and of IDO on the other." . . .