Reference Books > David Crystal Reference Books

The best place to find out more about language

Advantages: full of information, easy to read, very interesting
Disadvantages: may not be of interest to everyone

...David Crystal has risen to become one of the world's leading authorities on language. A former professor of Linguistics at the University of Reading, he has written and edited a number of language-related books, including "The English Language", "English ...

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Review of The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language - David Crystal

Words, Words, Words by David Crystal

Advantages: A wonderful book
Disadvantages: None

David Crystal, the author of Words, Words, Words, is an academic. But he is much, much more than being "just" an academic. David Crystal loves language and words. And this approach shines through this book. In Words, Words, Words, David Crystal makes i ...

Martinscholes 27.06.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Words, Words, Words - David Crystal

• A grammatical gem

Advantages: Accessible, clear layout, easy to use
Disadvantages: It's still grammar...not everyone's cup of tea!

'Why study grammar? 'Because it's there.' We are constantly curious about the world in which we live, and wish to understand it and master it...language is involved with almost everything we do, as social beings. We cannot live without language'. 'And ...

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Review of Rediscover Grammar - David Crystal

Linguistics made easier!

Advantages: Broken down in manageable 'chunks'
Disadvantages: May not be enough on it's own

As part of my Speech and Language Sciences course I have to study Linguistics. I have found this to be quite difficult and I haven't really enjoyed it very much so far, although I am enjoying it a bit more as I'm beginning to understand it better. Unf ...

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Review of Rediscover Grammar - David Crystal

a less gruelling grammar

Advantages: easily digestable
Disadvantages: too pedestrian for an in-depth study of a particular area of linguistics

As a university student who has studied many modern languages in the past and is now reading English Language and Literature at degree level, I have many a time faced the dreariness and complexities of grammar books - and have developed quite a skill in a ...

Eudora 23.01.2001 · Read full review
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