David Crystal
Es uno de los mejores especialistas en lenguaje del mundo. Profesor honorario en la Universidad de Wales, Bangor, ha publicado muchos libros sobre la Lengua Inglesa y la Lingüística, ha editado numerosas enciclopedias generalistas y ha escrito libros de texto para la escuela. Por otra parte, participa con regularidad en programas de radio y televisión. Entre sus libros están The Stories of English (2004), Txtng: The Gr8 Db8 (2008) y Just a Phrase I'm Going Through (2009).
Mostrando 27 libros encontrados (2 páginas)
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- Yale University Press, 2011
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 272 páginas
PVP: 14,75 €
ISBN 978-0-300-17082-5
EAN 9780300170825
With a language disappearing every two weeks and neologisms springing up almost daily, an understanding of the origins and currency of language has never seemed more relevant. In this charming volume, a narrative history written explicitly for a young audience, expert linguist David Crystal proves why the story of language deserves retelling. From the first ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 256 páginas
PVP: 10,49 €
ISBN 978-0-19-957133-8
EAN 9780199571338
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 206 páginas
PVP: 14,75 €
ISBN 978-0-19-921077-0
EAN 9780199210770
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- Penguin UK, 2007
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 512 páginas
PVP: 19,20 €
ISBN 978-0-14-101552-1
EAN 9780141015521
In this fascinating survey of everything from how sounds become speech to how names work, David Crystal answers every question you might ever have had about the nuts and bolts of language in his usual highly illuminating way. Along the way we find out about eyebrow flashes, whistling languages, how parents teach their children to ...
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- Penguin UK, 2005
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 592 páginas
PVP: 19,30 €
ISBN 978-0-14-101593-4
EAN 9780141015934
When and why did "thou" disappear from Standard English? Would a Victorian Cockney have said "observation" or "hobservation"? Was Jane Austen making a mistake when she wrote "Jenny and James are walked to Charmouth this afternoon? This wonderfully entertaining history of the English language answers all these questions, showing how the many strands of English ...
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Shakespeare's Words
A Glossary and Language Companion
- Penguin UK, 2004
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 676 páginas
PVP: 41,75 €
ISBN 978-0-14-029117-9
EAN 9780140291179
Shakespeare's Words is for people who love Shakespeare, or who love language, or both. David Crystal, one of the world's leading experts on the English language, and his actor son, Ben, have created an immensely practical and enlightening guide to understanding Shakespeare's language for readers, audiences, students, directors and actors.They have collected over 14,000 words ...
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English Language
A Guided Tour of the Language
- Penguin UK, 2002
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 336 páginas
PVP: 15,20 €
ISBN 978-0-14-100396-2
EAN 9780141003962
This is the definitive survey of the English language - in all its forms. Crystal writes accessibly about the structure of the language, the uses of English throughout the world and finally he gives a brief history of English. The book has been fully revised and there is a fascinating new chapter on 'The effect ...
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