Who formed and shaped the English language? David and Hilary Crystal take us on a journey through Britain to discover the people who gave our language its colour and character…

In this text, David Crystal examines why we devote so much time and energy to language games, how professionals make a career of them, and how young children instinctively take…

An autobiography and an introduction to the field of linguistics. It offers us a look behind the scenes at the adventures, rewards, challenges and pitfalls of his life in language…

The endangerment and death of minority languages across the world is a matter of widespread concern. A leading commentator on language issues, David Crystal asks the question, ‘why is language…

It’s the most simple, unassuming, innocent-looking verb: ‘to be’. Yet it is jam-packed with more different meanings, forms, and uses than any other English word. As he reveals be’s multiple…

Provides a survey of the English language in its various forms. This book describes the structure of the language, the uses of English throughout the world and provides a history…

This is the ideal companion to Rediscover Grammar - which bridges the gap between understanding language structure and analysing it in different contexts. An invaluable resource for teachers and students…

Profiling has been acknowledged as a major contribution to the treatment of language disorder. Profiling is extended in this book to cover segmental phonology, prosody and semantics. Also included is…