Aug 31, 2006 ... In this book, David Crystal argues the reverse: that the Internet has encouraged a dramatic expansion in the variety and creativity of language.

Jun 11, 2001 ... In this exhilarating and often hilarious book, David Crystal examines why we devote so much time and energy to language games, ...

Jul 28, 2003 ... David Crystal's informative account of the rise of English as a global language explores the history, current status and potential of ...

"Lexicography is not just an exercise in linguistic accounting," writes preeminent English language scholar David Crystal in this exceptionally lively and ...

Mar 27, 2012 ... The world's foremost expert on the English language takes us on an entertaining and eye-opening tour of the history of our vernacular ...

Rarely has a book so packed with accurate and well researched factual information been so widely read and popularly acclaimed. This Second Edition of The ...

"This book is not about music, cookery, or sex. But it is about how we talk about music, cookery, and sex--or, indeed, anything at all.

Sep 23, 2011 ... David Crystal's A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics has long been the standard single-volume reference for its field.

Mar 29, 2007 ... In this fascinating survey of everything from how sounds become speech to how names work, David Crystal answers every question you might ...

An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Language and Languages. Front Cover. David Crystal, Honorary Professor of Linguistics David Crystal. Blackwell ...