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A Little Book of Language by David Crystal
$29.95 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference
With a language disappearing every two weeks and neologisms springing up almost daily, an understanding of the origins and currency of language has never seemed more relevant. In this charming volume, a narrative history written explicitly for a young audience, expert linguist David Crystal proves why t ...Show more
As They Say in Zanzibar: Proverbial Wisdom from around the World by David Crystal
$32.95 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference | Reading Level: very good
Proverbs are fascinating in what they tell us about a culture's view of everyday life: whether it be the importance of animals or the significance of the weather, proverbial wisdom is a key factor in understanding different peoples and cultures. Here David Crystal, the world's leading commentator on lan ...Show more
Begat: The King James Bible and the English Language by David Crystal
$17.95 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference
What do the following have in common? Let there be light - Whited sepulchres - A rod of iron - New wine into old bottles Lick the dust - How are the mighty fallen - A thorn in the flesh - Wheels within wheels They're all in the King James Bible. This astonishing book has 'contributed far more to English ...Show more
Begat - The King James Bible & the English Language by David Crystal
$39.95 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference | Reading Level: near fine
What do the following have in common? Let there be light - A fly in the ointment - A rod of iron - New wine in old bottles Lick the dust - How are the mighty fallen - Kick against the pricks - Wheels within wheels They are all in the King James Bible. This astonishing book "has contributed far more to E ...Show more
By Hook or by Crook : A Journey In Search of English by David Crystal
$24.99 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference
A delightfully discursive, Bill Bryson-esque and personal journey through the groves and the thickets of the English language, by our foremost scholar of the history and structure of the English language. David Crystal has been described (by the Times Higher Education Supplement) as a sort of 'latter d ...Show more
By Hook or by Crook: A Journey in Search of English by David Crystal
$29.99 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference | Reading Level: very good
A delightfully discursive, Bill Bryson-esque and personal journey through the groves and the thickets of the English language, by our foremost scholar of the history and structure of the English language. First published 2007. David Crystal has been described as a sort of 'latter day Dr Johnson', a ...Show more
Disappearing Dictionary: A Treasury of Lost English Dialect Words by David Crystal
$29.99 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference
Wherever you go in the English-speaking world, there are linguistic riches from times past awaiting rediscovery. All you have to do is choose a location, find some old documents, and dig a little. In The Disappearing Dictionary, linguistics expert Professor David Crystal collects together delightful dia ...Show more
Evolving English: One Language, Many Voices by David Crystal
$36.95 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference
English is spoken or written today by a third of the world's population - an unprecedented achievement for a language. How has this situation come about? And what happens to a language when it is used by so many? In this illustrated history David Crystal charts the development of the language from the e ...Show more
Fight for English by David Crystal
$32.95 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference
This is the story of a thousand years of argument about 'correct' English, as world renowned expert David Crystal provides the first thorough-going assessment of the ongoing debate. With a lively and accessible approach, Crystal charts the battles, past and present. He combines a chronological survey of ...Show more
How Language Works by David Crystal
$45.00 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference
Answering questions about the nuts and bolts of language, this is a survey of nearly everything from how sounds become speech to how names work. Along the way we find out about eyebrow flashes, whistling languages, how parents teach their children to speak, and how politeness travels across languages. ...Show more
How Language Works by David Crystal
$26.95 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference
In this fascinating survey of everything from how sounds become speech to how names work, David Crystal answers every question you might ever have had about the nuts and bolts of language in his usual highly illuminating way. Along the way, we find out about eyebrow flashes, whistling languages, how par ...Show more
How Language Works: Popular Penguins by David Crystal
$9.95 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference | Series: Popular Penguins500 | Reading Level: very good
David Crystal's How Language Worksis a fascinating tour through the world of language from one of today's most renowned experts. It ranges over everything from how children learn to read to what makes words rude or polite, from eyebrow flashes to whistling languages. Unlocking the secrets of communicati ...Show more