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• Author(s): David Crystal • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: English as a Second LanguageThe Internet is now an integral part of contemporary life, and linguists are increasingly studying its influence on l...

• Author(s): David Crystal • Publisher: Yale University Press • Publisher Imprint: Yale University Press • BISAC: Linguistics - EtymologyA lively journey through the story of language, from an infant's first word to the languages of the internet ...

• Author(s): David Crystal • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA • BISAC: Study & TeachingDid you know that the English language has over 150 words for the adjective 'drunk' developed over...

• Author(s): David Crystal • Publisher: Cambridge University Press • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press • BISAC: ShakespeareFrom the Inside Flap'You speak a language that I understand not.' Hermione's words to Leontes in The Winter's T...

• Author(s): David Crystal • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA • BISAC: Popular CultureText messaging has spread like wildfire. Indeed texting is so widespread that many parents, teachers, a...