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David Crystal - Just A Phrase I´m Going Through: My Life in Language - 9780415485746 - KKD0008795
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Just A Phrase I´m Going Through: My Life in Language

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Description for Just A Phrase I´m Going Through: My Life in Language Paperback. An autobiography and an introduction to the field of linguistics. It offers us a look behind the scenes at the adventures, rewards, challenges and pitfalls of his life in language. It is suitable not just for students and teachers but for lovers of language. Num Pages: 304 pages, , black & white plates, colour plates. BIC Classification: CF; EBAL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 231 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544. Good copy with some minor shelf wear

Kidnapping, attempted assassination, espionage … not the answers you’d expect to the question ‘what happens when you become a linguist?’

But now, reflecting on a long and hugely successful career at the forefront of the field of English Language and Linguistics, David Crystal answers this question and offers us a special look behind the scenes at the adventures, rewards, challenges and pitfalls of his life in language.

Both an autobiography and a highly accessible introduction to the field of linguistics, Just a Phrase I’m Going Through illuminates and entertains us with its many insights into the ever-fascinating subject of language. ... Read more

David Crystal is synonymous with language, both as a great populariser and linguistic pioneer, and his contribution to the field is unparalleled. This is a book not just for students and teachers but for all lovers of language.

For more about David Crystal at Routledge, visit: www.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415485746.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd London
Condition
Used, Very Good
Dustjacket
Yes
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415485746
SKU
KKD0008795
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About David Crystal
David Crystal received an OBE for services to the English language in 1995, and was made a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) in 2000. He is patron of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL) and the Association for Language Learning (ALL). Having published over 100 books, covering a diversity of language topics, his ... Read more

Reviews for Just A Phrase I´m Going Through: My Life in Language
I have never met anyone who is as passionate about the English language as David Crystal, he understands its history and its possibilities better than anyone else in my world, and there is no better way to understand his world than reading this book. An incredible human as Linguist. Anyone who is fascinated with dictionaries is fascinated with ... Read more

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