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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. 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.
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Just a Phrase I'm Going Through, David Crystal
- Language
- Released
- 2009
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- (Paperback)
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- Title
- Just a Phrase I'm Going Through
- Subtitle
- My Life in Language
- Language
- English
- Authors
- David Crystal
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Released
- 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 285
- ISBN10
- 0415485746
- ISBN13
- 9780415485746
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, Textbooks, True Stories, Biographies, Language Textbooks & Dictionaries, Encyclopedia, Autobiographies & Memoirs, USA, Languages, 20th century, Biographies, Language Textbooks, Series, Great Britain, Linguistics, English Grammar, Speech Therapy, Speech, Scholars
- Rating
- 4.1 out of 5
- Description
- 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. 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.