Now in its third edition, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language provides the most comprehensive coverage of the history, structure and worldwide use of English. Fully updated and expanded, with a fresh redesigned layout, and...

"The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia" von David Crystal ist ein umfassendes Nachschlagewerk, das biografische Informationen über bedeutende Persönlichkeiten aus verschiedenen Epochen und Kulturkreisen bietet. Das Buch enthält...

The Internet is now an integral part of contemporary life and linguists are increasingly concerned with how it is impacting on language. In this student-friendly guidebook, leading language authority Professor David Crystal follows on...

"The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language" von David Crystal ist ein umfassendes Nachschlagewerk, das sich mit der Vielfalt und Komplexität der menschlichen Sprache beschäftigt. Es deckt eine breite Palette von Themen ab, darunter die...

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language von Crystal, David

David Crystal is Honorary Professor of Linguistics at the University of Wales, Bangor. He is one of the most highly respected commentators on the English Language. He lives in Holyhead. His titles for Penguin include Words on Words,...

From the best-known authority on the English language, this reveals the secrets and subtleties of its grammar. Explains grammar's rules and irregularities, and shows how to navigate its snares and pitfalls. von Crystal, David

That's the Ticket for Soup! von Crystal, David

It's the most simple, unassuming, innocent-looking verb: 'to be'. Yet it is jam-packed with more different meanings, forms, and uses than any other English word. As he reveals be's multiple incarnations, David Crystal takes us to the...

Das Standardwerk bietet in seiner sechsten Auflage zahlreiche Aktualisierungen, die neue Entwicklungen innerhalb des Forschungsgebietes reflektieren. Zusätzliche Services sind ein Abkürzungs- und Symbolverzeichnis sowie das vollständige...

Steven Pinker meets Bill Bryson in this landmark exploration of language. In the author's own words, "How Language Works is not about music, cookery, or sex. But it is about how we talk about music, cookery, and sex-or, indeed, anything...

Featuring Latinate and Celtic words, weasel words and nonce-words, ancient words ('loaf') to cutting edge ('twittersphere') and spanning the indispensable words that shape our tongue ('and', 'what') to the more fanciful ('fopdoodle'),...