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Praise for ‘The Stories of English’:
‘A marvellous book...for anyone who loves the English language(s) it will be a treasure-house.’ Philip Pullman
‘Reads like an adventure story. Which, of course, it is.’ Roger McGough
‘Rejoices in dialects, argots and cants...enlightening – in a word, excellent.’ Sunday Times
‘A spirited celebration...Crystal gives the story of English a new plot.’ Guardian
‘Simply the best introductory history of the English language family that we have. The plan of the book is ingenious, the writing lively, the exposition clear and the scholarly standard uncompromisingly high.’ J.M.Coetzee
A delightfully discursive, Bill Bryson-esque and personal journey through the groves and the thickets of the English language, by our foremost scholar of the history and structure of the English language.
David Crystal has been described (by the Times Higher Education Supplement) as a sort of 'latter day Dr Johnson', a populist linguist who has promoted the study of the English language in an academic and broadcasting career that has so far spanned 40 years and nearly 100 books.
Now, in his first book for Harper Press, he has written an engaging travel book of more general appeal. Inspired by W. G. Sebald's ‘The Rings of Saturn’ and by Bill Bryson's books, he has combined personal reflections, historical allusions and traveller observations to create a mesmerising (and entertaining) narrative account of his encounters with the English language and its speakers throughout the world – from Bangor to Bombay and from Stratford to San Francisco.
‘By Hook or by Crook’ is an attempt to capture the exploratory, seductive, teasing, tantalising nature of language study. As such, it will appeal to the ever – growing market who like to be entertained as well as instructed.
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- VerlagHarperPress
- Erscheinungsdatum2007
- ISBN 10 0007255020
- ISBN 13 9780007255023
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