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A Little Book of Language by David Crystal
$23.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Little Histories Ser.
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 written explicitly for a young audience, expert linguist David Crystal proves why t ...Show more
Disappearing Dictionary: A Treasury of Lost English Dialect Words by David Crystal
$29.99 AUD
Category: Reference
Wherever you go in the English-speaking world, there are linguistic riches from times past awaiting rediscovery. All you have to do is choose a location, find some old documents, and dig a little. In The Disappearing Dictionary, linguistics expert Professor David Crystal collects together delightful dia ...Show more
Everyday Shakespeare: Lines for Life by Ben Crystal, David Crystal
$45.00 AUD
Category: Gifts & Humour
Shakespeare had an ear and hand that was able to capture our everyday thoughts and emotions, pin them to a page, and express them so well that still today they can make us feel stunned to be seen.'Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.''Make not your thoughts your prisons.''Wisely and slow. ...Show more
Making Sense: The Glamorous World of English Grammar by David Crystal
$30.00 AUD
Category: On Writing
David Crystal explains grammar's rules and irregularities, shows how to navigate its snares and pitfalls, and explores its history and varieties. He gives practical guidance on how grammar may be used for different purposes and in different settings. He provides a series of insights into the stages by w ...Show more
Sounds Appealing: The Passionate Story of English Pronunciation by David Crystal
$30.00 AUD
Category: On Writing
It's not what you say, it's the way that you say it ...There have long been debates about 'correct' pronunciation in the English language, and Britain's most distinguished linguistic expert, David Crystal, is here to set the record straight. Sounds Appealing tells us exactly why, and how, we pronounce w ...Show more
The Story of Be: A Verb's-Eye View of the English Language by David Crystal
$26.95 AUD
Category: On Writing
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 incarnations, David Crystal takes us to the heart of our flexible and changing language. He tells the intriguing s ...Show more
We Are Not Amused: Victorian Views on Pronunciation as Told in the Pages of Punch by David Crystal
$33.00 AUD
Category: History
Pronunciation governs our regional and social identity more powerfully than any other aspect of spoken language. No wonder, then, that it has attracted most attention from satirists. In this intriguing book, David Crystal shows how our feelings about pronunciation today have their origins in the way our ...Show more
Words in Time and Place: Exploring Language Through the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary by David Crystal
$34.95 AUD
Category: On Writing
Did you know that the English language has over 150 words for the adjective 'drunk' developed over 1,000 years? Be prepared to learn words you have never heard before, find out fascinating facts behind everyday words, and be surprised at how lively and varied the English language can be. Published to cr ...Show more
Wordsmiths and Warriors: The English-language Tourist's Guide to Britain by David Crystal
$38.95 AUD
Category: British
Wordsmiths and Warriors explores the heritage of English through the places in Britain that shaped it. It unites the warriors, whose invasions transformed the language, with the poets, scholars, reformers, and others who helped create its character. The book relates a real journey. David and Hilary Crys ...Show more
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