Conclusion
The studies I have reviewed in this chapter would seem to suggest that,
in business in particular,
English transcends national and cultural barriers.
It is used as a first language for some speakers in business,
but for millions,
perhaps billions,
more, it is used either as a business lingua franca or as an international business language.
As I have attempted to show in this chapter,
situations of all three types have been well documented and discussed as separate entities by researchers.
In reality, however, particularly in multinational