David Crystal
By Hook Or By Crook: A Journey In Search Of English
$39.95$9.95 – Hardcover book / Overlook Press
David Crystal has been described (by the Times Higher Education Supplement) as a sort of ′latter day Dr Johnson′, a populist linguist who has promoted the study of the English language in an academic and broadcasting car... Buy or find out more →
Crystal Gorge The Dreamers Book Three
$21.99 – Paperback book / Voyager
The epic trilogy by two "New York Times" bestselling authors concludes. Aracia, sister of the goddess Zelana ("The Elder Gods"), and Veltan ("The Treasured One") have ignored the prophecy of The Dreamers. Now their ignor... Buy or find out more →
Cambridge Encyclopedia Of Language Third Edition
$69.95 – Paperback book / Cambridge Univ Pres
This Second Edition of The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language presents a mass of new information and introduces the subject of language to a fresh generation of students and general readers. Probably the most successful ... Buy or find out more →
Begat: The King James Bible & The English Language
$39.95 – Hardcover book / Oxford University Pr
What do the following have in common?
Let there be light - A fly in the ointment - A rod of iron - New wine in old bottles Lick the dust - How are the mighty fallen - Kick against the pricks - Wheels within wheels
They a... Buy or find out more →
A Little Book Of Language
$29.95 – Hardcover book / Nsw University Pr
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. In this charming volume, a narrative history... Buy or find out more →
How Language Works
$9.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Books
David Crystal's How Language Works is a fascinating tour through the world of language from one of today's most renowned experts. It ranges over everything from how children learn to read to what makes words rude or poli... Buy or find out more →
Penguin Pocket Dictionary Of Quotations
$10.95 – Paperback book / Penguin
The Penguin Pocket Dictionary of Quotations contains thousands of epigrams and bons mots from public figures famous and infamous. Arranged alphabetically by speaker, and including biographical information, this is an inv... Buy or find out more →
How Language Works
$26.95 – Paperback book / Penguin
What's in a name? How do sounds become speech? What makes a word rude or polite? Is it possible to speak out of tune? How do we learn to read? These and hundreds of other questions are answered in renowned linguist David... Buy or find out more →
Words Words Words
$28.95 – Paperback book / Oxford University Pr
Words, Words, Words is all about the wonder of words. Drawing on a lifetime's experience, David Crystal explores language in all its rich varieties through words: the very building blocks of our communication. Language h... Buy or find out more →
Penguin Book Of Facts Second Edition
$0.00 – Paperback book / Penguin Books
The Penguin Book of Facts is the most comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date general factbook available. Organised in thematic sections that cover topics as diverse as science and technology, sport and culture, reli... Buy or find out more →
By Hook Or By Crook A Journey In Search Of English
$22.95 – Paperback book / Harper Perennial
In this discursive jaunt through the g...
Txtng The Gr8 Db8
$22.95 – Paperback book / Oxford University Pr
Original publication and copyright date: 2008. Buy or find out more →
The Stories Of English
$26.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Books
When and why did 'thou' disappear from Standard English?
Would a Victorian Cockney have said 'observation' or 'hobservation'?
Was Jane Austen making a mistake when she wrote 'Jenny and James are walked to Charmonth this ... Buy or find out more →
A Dictionary Of Modern English Usage: The First Edition
$47.95 – Hardcover book / Oxford University Pr
No book had more influence on twentieth-century attitudes to the English language in Britain than Henry Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage. It rapidly became the standard work of reference for the correct use of... Buy or find out more →
How Language Works
$59.95$24.95 – Hardcover book /
Steven Pinker meets Bill Bryson in this landmark exploration of language.
In the author's own words, "How Language Works is not about music, cookery, or sex. But it is about how we talk about music, cookery, and sex-or, ... Buy or find out more →
Just A Phrase I'm Going Through: My Life In Language
$48.00 – Paperback book / Routledge
At the forefront of the field of linguistics, David Crystal has contributed significantly to its development, pioneering many new areas from clinical to internet linguistics. Now, after a long and hugely successful caree... Buy or find out more →