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Author: David CrystalPublisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
Edition Description: IllustratedISBN-10: 0521401798
Subject: ReferenceISBN-13: 9780521401791
Topic: --Format: Hardcover
Language: EnglishPublication Year: 1995
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The author explores the many facets and varieties of the English language, bringing life to this large and complex subject. The structural features of English are throughly described, including grammar, pronunciation, writing systems, and vocabulary.

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Length:489 pages
Height:11.0 in.
Width:9.3 in.
Thickness:1.5 in.
Weight:80.0 oz.

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A superbly written and illustrated exploration of the history, structure, and the use of the English language throughout the world. Crystal allows language to speak for itself by using quotes, photos, newspaper clippings, poems, ads, cartoons, and many other types of illustrative material that complements his narrative. Highly visual with striking color, paneled, and boxed features.
English is arguably the nearest thing we have to a world language, and yet it is a language with a wealth of varieties, dialects, and traditions, all developing in different ways and at different speeds. This book is a superbly written and illustrated exploration of the history, structure, and use of English throughout the world. World-renowned linguist and author, David Crystal, explores the many facets and varieties of the English language, bringing life to this large and complex subject. He begins with the origins of English in Anglo-Saxon times and follows the growth of the language to the present. Every major English-speaking country is included, and the book abounds with insights into how English evolved and how it works. The author pays particular attention to the use of language in literature and how it permeates humor. He allows language to speak for itself by using quotations, photographs, newspaper clippings, poems, advertisements, cartoons, and many other types of illustrative material that vividly complement his narrative. Author Crystal systematically covers the structural features of English, and includes a complete description of grammar, a summary of pronunciation and writing systems, and a thorough treatment of the size and complexity of vocabulary. He explains technical aspects in simple and accessible terms and includes a glossary to assist the reader with unclear language terminology. Highly visual with striking color illustrations, panels and boxed features throughout, this book is fascinating reading for the widest possible audience. David Crystal is the author of The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language (CUP, 1987) and the editor of The Cambridge Encyclopedia (CUP, 1990, 1994).

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"David Crystal does a brilliant job of satisfying our curiosity about our mother tongue while illuminating the deepest questions of who we are and where we come from. A magnificent achievement."
Steven Pinker 

"...a prodigious achievement. . .The book combines breadth of range, imaginative insight, deep understanding, and is pervasively readable and stimulating."
Randolph Quirk 

"....Cambridge has brought out a superb work that manages to be both scholarly and vastly entertaining....This is a deeply impressive book, for it packs between two covers virtually everything any normal person might care to know about English."
Washington Post Book World - Michael Dirda (08/20/1995)


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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language

Product Category : Books
ISBN : 0521401798
Title : The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language
EAN : 9780521401791
Authors : David Crystal
Binding : Hardcover
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Publication Date : 1995-05-26
Pages : 489
List Price (MSRP) : 70.00
Height : 1.5000 inches
Width : 8.6000 inches
Length : 10.9000 inches
Weight : 5.0500 pounds
Keywords : Art, Literature, General, Linguistics, Hardcover, Illustrated, Printed Books
Condition : Acceptable

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