The Future of Language by David Crystal

The Future of Language by David Crystal

Brings together three of Professor David Crystal's most popular lectures on the future of language, exploring key contemporary language issues: 'The Future of Englishes', 'Language Death' and 'Internet Linguistics'. This book includes Crystal's reflections on how these issues continue to interact and contribute to the evolution of language.

'These three lectures are all fascinating, and brilliantly deliveredIn fact, the biggest problem with this disk is that there are only three; I found myself wanting more. These lectures bristle with jumping-off points for discussion and thinking about practically any linguistic, historical, or social issue.' - John Lawler, Professor Emeritus of Linguistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

'David Crystal's performance lectures are to linguistics as the Beatles are to rock -an entertaining mix of classic and innovation, a delight to watch and listen to.' - Susan Gayle Strauss, Penn State University

David Crystal received an OBE for services to the English language in 1995, and was made a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) in 2000. He is patron of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL) and the Association for Language Learning (ALL). Having published over 100 books, covering a diversity of language topics, his most recent publications include Txting: The Gr8 Db8 (2008) and Think on my Words: Exploring Shakespeare’s Language (2008). He has been a freelance writer, lecturer, and broadcaster since 1984 and continues his work with language from his home in Holyhead, North Wales.

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ISBN 13	9780415484909
ISBN 10	0415484901
Title	The Future of Language
Author	David Crystal
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Binding Type	Multiple-component retail product
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2009-04-27
Number of pages	186
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