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Jun 18, 2024 · Nov. 5, 2023. An Oxford University Podcast. Join us for a riveting session with David Crystal, world-renowned linguist, as we dissect the evolution of language in the digital era. From the true impact of texting to the linguistic quirks of social media, Crystal provides unparalleled insights into how we communic….
Jun 19, 2024 · The video introduces Professor David Crystal and his new book 'Let's Talk: How English Conversation Works'. Professor Crystal discusses his childhood language experiences, early exploration of Welsh and Latin, and his enthusiasm for linguistics.
2 days ago · David Crystal Writer and editor; Honorary Professor of Linguistics, Bangor University. Author of Language Death; Language Play; English as a Global Language; Making a Point; and many others.
- The English language is an Indo-European language in the West Germanic language group. Modern English is widely considered to be the lingua franca...
- As of 2020 there are 1.27 billion English speakers around the world. This makes it the most spoken language, ahead of Mandarin Chinese (1.12 billio...
- There has been much public and academic debate on whether African American Vernacular English (AAVE) is a dialect of English or its own separate la...
- Having emerged from the dialects and vocabulary of Germanic peoples—Angles, Saxons, and Jutes—who settled in Britain in the 5th century CE, English...
- English is not the official language of the United States of America. The country does not have an official language on the federal level. Many sta...
Jun 17, 2024 · David Crystal Writer and editor; Honorary Professor of Linguistics, Bangor University. Author of Language Death; Language Play; English as a Global Language; Making a Point; and many others.
6 days ago · Each podcast tackles a topic related to the spoken word, including idiolects, news reading, pragmatics, code-switching, Original Pronunciation, phonetics, dialect clichés and stereotypes, and dialects of indigenous peoples.
Jun 27, 2024 · English as a global language | Open University Malaysia Digital Library Portal. Posted on 13 January 2016 by Mohd Afiq Bin Rusly () Authorship Details. David Crystal. Publication Details. Resource Type: Book. Notes. Database Cambridge Books Online (CBO). Click at 'Search Database' and choose proceed to access the database.
Jun 17, 2024 · David Crystal Writer and editor; Honorary Professor of Linguistics, Bangor University. Author of Language Death; Language Play; English as a Global Language; Making a Point; and many others.
