David Crystal is known throughout the world as a writer, editor, lecturer, and broadcaster on language. He has published extensively on the history and development of English, including The Story of English in 100 Words, Spell It Out, The Oxford Dictionary of Original Shakespearean Pronunciation, and The Story of Be.
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In this unique new history of the world’s most ubiquitous language, linguistics expert David Crystal draws on words that best illustrate the huge variety of sources, influences, and events that have helped to shape our vernacular since the first definit... SEE MORE