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David Crystal, god of linguistics


diemperdidi

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So David Crystal is pretty much my hero (or one of them). I study linguistics and am absolutely fascinated by language and David Crystal has made linguistics so accessible and interesting for people who just want to know some stuff about linguistics.

 

A Little Book of Language and Words Words Words are brilliant, well-written but not overly academic and full of jargon. His Encyclopedia of the English Language is my bible.

 

Michael Rosen recently wrote a Guardian piece in praise of Crystal, and David Crystal wrote a rather interesting response on his blog.

 

Please don't tell me I'm the only crazed David Crystal super-fan out there. If I am, you should all take a look, because he's quite the lad.

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