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This completely revised, expanded edition of Crystal's acclaimed book incorporates the latest developments in the lively field of language study.

A collection of 366 facts about language to enliven each day of the year. In this ingenious and diverse collection of 366 stories, events, and facts about language, David Crystal presents a selection of insights from literary and linguistic writers, poets, and global institutions, together with the weird and wonderful creations of language enthusiasts to enliven each day of the year. This day-by-day treatment illustrates the extraordinary, the...

The fully updated new edition of the essential single-volume reference, covering the full fields of linguistics and phonetics Now in its seventh edition, A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics remains the definitive resource work for students of linguistics and phonetics. Originally created by David Crystal and revised for the new seventh edition with Alan C. L. Yu, this dictionary features a wealth of new entries by a team of experts in p...

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Elinizdeki kitap insanoglunun gelecegi hakkinda kaygi duyan herkese hitap ediyor. Dillerin Katlindeki bilgi, gözlem ve analiz zenginligi zihinleri aydinlatiyor, toplum ve kimlik ruhunu canlandiriyor. Language International Herhangi bir dilin yok olusu insanoglu icin telafisi olmayan bir kayiptir. Tam boyutlari bilinmese de dünyanin pek cok bölgesinde dillerin hizla yok oldugu kesindir. Bazi hesaplara göre 6.000 dilden sadece 600 tanesi güvende...

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Experience eloquence daily and be nourished with everyday lines from the Bard.

This is an amazing story of how a little fish uses his little brain to outsmart the big fish!

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David Crystal answers fifty questions about language usage, from general enquiries to specific points of grammar, pronunciation, orthography, vocabulary, idiom, and style. In this compact, user-friendly book, David Crystal draws on his extensive knowledge and experience to answer questions from English language teachers and learners from around the world. The book covers topics ranging from general enquiries about the language as a whole to s...

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In Making Sense, David Crystal confronts the foe of many: grammar. Once taught relentlessly to all students in the English-speaking world, grammar disappeared from most school curricula, so that terms such as "preposition" and "conjunction" now often confound children and adults alike. Explaining the nuts and bolts of grammar presents a special challenge, because - far more than is the case with spelling and punctuation - the subject is burden...

The vocabulary of the past is always intriguing, especially when it is no longer used in modern English. Many of the words and phrases that were popular in Victorian England may sound foreign today, but looking to original sources and texts can yield fascinating insight, especially when we see how vocabulary was pilloried by the satirists of the day. In That's the Ticket for Soup!, the renowned language expert David Crystal returns to the page...