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David Crystal

  • 24-10-2007 7:59pm
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    This man is a great writer on the topic of Linguistics.

    Has anyone read any of his books?

    I have just bought this one.

    How Language Works

    And I picked this one up a couple of years ago.

    The Stories of English

    The second one is brilliant, easy to read and understand, but in-depth at the same time.

    Anyone?


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  • #2
    Aard
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    The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language by Crystal is a great all-around linguistic resource. However, for more specific areas of study, other authors are more suitable.

    I haven't read either of the two books mentioned.


  • #3
    Aura
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    His book "Language Death" is very interesting. Fightening to think of the wealth of linguistic richness that will almost inevitably be lost.


  • #4
    franc 91
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    He's been on BBC Radio Four quite often, on programmes like Word of Mouth and he sometimes gives lectures for the British Council. There's a French lady linguist you might be interested in reading who does similar work here in France and her name is Henriette Walter - she's written a very successful paperback called - Honni soit qui mal y pense - about how close English is to French.


  • #5
    pauldla
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    Aard wrote: »
    The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language by Crystal is a great all-around linguistic resource.

    I found that to be a very enjoyable read; I'd recommend it to anyone interested in language.

    He used to do a series on the BBC called "Keep Your English Up To Date", aimed at ESL students. Again, it was very interesting, but unfortunately he speaks far too fast. Most of my students simply couldn't follow him, even with the transcript.


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