The Language Revolution by David Crystal

The Language Revolution by David Crystal

* The author has written separate books on the three separate trends involved in the language revolution, but this is the first time that he has brought them together into a single argument. * The author is a world authority on language and widely published in the field.

"David Crystal has written an admirably clear, accessible and lively account of what he sees as the main ingredients in an ongoing language revolution"

Soelve Ohlander, Moderna Sprak

"An interesting, idea-rich and provoking read."

Linguist List

"This is the first book to deal with the really important question of “what to do next?” After the rise of English, the endangerment of minoritized languages the world over and the web’s tilt toward where the money is, what can we who treasure diversity as the real human (and humanizing) condition “do about” the continued and accelerating demise of scores of languages every month? Crystal is a master of simplifying (but not oversimplifying) the difficult, as well as of involving the reader in ideas and efforts that go beyond the status quo and good intentions. Three cheers for more of the same!'"

Joshua A. Fishman, Yeshiva University, Stanford University and New York University

"A helpful compact overview of global language trends and their relationship to one another."

Jean Aitchison, University of Oxford

"Crystal's insight into the current linguistic climate is valuable, his comment on the revolutionary changes informative and thorough, and his argument characteristically clear."

Dr. Murari Prasad, Yemen Observer Newspaper

David Crystal is Honorary Professor of Linguistics at the University of Wales, Bangor.

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ISBN 13	9780745633138
ISBN 10	0745633137
Title	The Language Revolution
Author	David Crystal
Series	Themes For The 21st Century
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	2004-03-04
Number of pages	152
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.