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English has been deemed the most successful language ever, with 1500 million speakers internationally, presenting a difficult task to those who wish to investigate it in its entirety. Despite the astonishingly widespread use of english, each speaker makes it his own. A catalogue record for this book is available from the british library. David crystal, obe, fba, flsw, fcil born 6 july 1941 is a british linguist, academic and author. A book like this may reach out to many of them, but few may be really susceptible. With a language disappearing every two weeks and neologisms springing up almost daily, an understanding of the origins and currency of language has never seemed more relevant. David crystal presents the history of the english language in an easytoread format that is not too dry. The cambridge encyclopedia of the english language by david. Crystal was born in lisburn, northern ireland, on 6 july 1941 after his mother had been evacuated there during the blitz. This new edition of his classic work includes additional sections on the future of english as a world language, english on the internet, and the possibility. Book the cambridge encyclopedia of the english language pdf book the cambridge encyclopedia of the english language pdf. The internet is now an integral part of contemporary life, and linguists are increasingly studying its influence on language. One day, you will certainly discover a brandnew adventure as well as expertise by investing more cash. Crystal june 2830, 2011 languages are no discrete units, they vary continuously more or less not only with.
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