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ISBN: 9781107611801 - English as a Global Language English as a Global Language
David Crystal

ISBN10: 1107611806  ISBN13: 9781107611801
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 29 Mar 2012
Written in a detailed and fascinating manner, this book is ideal for general readers interested in the English language. David Crystal's classic English as a Global Language considers the history, present status and future of the English language... More

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ISBN: 9781107617681 - Think On My Words Think On My Words
David Crystal

ISBN10: 1107617685  ISBN13: 9781107617681
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 29 Mar 2012
David Crystal provides a lively and original introduction to Shakespeare's language, making his plays easily accessible to modern-day audiences. For decades, people have been studying Shakespeare's life and times and in recent years there has been... More

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ISBN: 9780199695188 - Begat Begat
David Crystal

ISBN10: 0199695180  ISBN13: 9780199695188
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 18 Aug 2011
The King James Bible has contributed more to English than any other source. In this enlightening book David Crystal asks why. He looks at how its words have been given new life by poets, playwrights, novelists, politicians, journalists... More

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ISBN: 9780521736503 - The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language
David Crystal

ISBN10: 0521736501  ISBN13: 9780521736503
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 03 Jun 2010
This new, thoroughly revised edition of the acclaimed Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language incorporates the major developments in language study which have taken place since the mid-1990s. Two main new areas have been added: the rise of electronic... More

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ISBN: 9780300170825 - A Little Book of Language Bestseller A Little Book of Language
David Crystal

ISBN10: 0300170823  ISBN13: 9780300170825
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 01 Mar 2011
From the first words of an infant to the peculiar modern dialect of text messaging, this book reveals language's myriad intricacies and quirks. It sheds light on the development of unique linguistic styles, the origins of obscure accents... More

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ISBN: 9780521530330 - The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language
David Crystal

ISBN10: 0521530334  ISBN13: 9780521530330
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 04 Aug 2003
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language has played a key role in the spread of general interest in language matters, generating further publications and broadcasting events for an avid audience. Its First Edition appeared in hardback in... More

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ISBN: 9780141015934 - The Stories of English The Stories of English
David Crystal

ISBN10: 0141015934  ISBN13: 9780141015934
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 05 May 2005
This superbly well-informed - and also wonderfully entertaining - history of the English language answers all these questions, showing how the many strands of English (Standard English, dialect and slang among them) developed to create the richly... More

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ISBN: 9781846684272 - The Story of English in One Hundred Words The Story of English in One Hundred Words
David Crystal

ISBN10: 1846684277  ISBN13: 9781846684272
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 13 Oct 2011
Offers an eye-opening tour of the English language through the ages. In this history of the world's ubiquitous language, this title draws on words that illustrate the huge variety of sources, influences and events that have helped to shape our... More

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ISBN: 9780141015521 - How Language Works How Language Works
David Crystal

ISBN10: 0141015527  ISBN13: 9780141015521
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 13 May 2006
Features a survey of everything from how sounds become speech to how names work. This work also talks about eyebrow flashes, whistling languages, how parents teach their children to speak, how politeness travels across languages and how the way we... More

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ISBN: 9780415602716 - Internet Linguistics Internet Linguistics
David Crystal

ISBN10: 0415602718  ISBN13: 9780415602716
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Routledge
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 27 Jan 2011
The Internet is now an integral part of contemporary life, and linguists are increasingly studying its influence on language. In this student-friendly guidebook, leading language authority Professor David Crystal follows on from his landmark... More