Languages of the world: the future of the lingua franca

This video is one of a series of Arizona State University student questions regarding the book "Why You Need a Foreign Language & How to Learn One" by Edward Trimnell:

Question: "In Why You Need a Foreign Language & How to Learn One, you write "if your society possesses disproportionate cultural, military, or economic strength, then your language will achieve dominance over neighboring languages". In your opinion, which language will be the next lingua franca? Why? What effects will this have on global trends, commercially, technologically, and industrially? "

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For more about foreign language study, see:

Why You Need a Foreign Language & How to Learn One: Second Edition [Paperback and Kindle]

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• foreign language
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• Mandarin
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