Cover of The English Language

The English Language

A Guided Tour of the Language

by David Crystal

1988 288 pages eng

This is the definitive survey of the English language - in all its forms. Crystal writes accessibly about the structure of the language, the uses of English throughout the world and finally he gives a brief history of English. The book has been fully revised and there is a fascinating new chapter on…

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