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A Date with Language by David Crystal
$49.99 AUD
Category: Writing
A collection of 366 facts about language to enliven each day of the year. In this ingenious and diverse collection of 366 stories, events, and facts about language, David Crystal presents a selection of insights from literary and linguistic writers, poets, and global institutions, together with the ...Show more
Disappearing Dictionary by CRYSTAL, DAVID
$19.99 AUD
Category: Reference
Wherever you go in the English-speaking world, there are linguistic riches from times past awaiting rediscovery. All you have to do is choose a location, find some old documents, and dig a little. In The Disappearing Dictionary, linguistics expert Professor David Crystal collects together delightful dia ...Show more
Everyday Shakespeare: Lines for Life by Ben Crystal, David Crystal
$45.00 AUD
Category: Gift
Shakespeare had an ear and hand that was able to capture our everyday thoughts and emotions, pin them to a page, and express them so well that still today they can make us feel stunned to be seen.'Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.''Make not your thoughts your prisons.''Wisely and slow. ...Show more
How Language Works: Popular Penguins by David Crystal
$12.99 AUD
Category: Reference | Series: Popular Penguins500
David Crystal's How Language Worksis a fascinating tour through the world of language from one of today's most renowned experts. It ranges over everything from how children learn to read to what makes words rude or polite, from eyebrow flashes to whistling languages. Unlocking the secrets of communicati ...Show more
Making Sense: The Glamorous Story of English Grammar by David Crystal
$22.99 AUD
Category: Writing
In Making Sense, David Crystal confronts the foe of many: grammar. Once taught relentlessly to all students in the English-speaking world, grammar disappeared from most school curricula, so that terms such as "preposition" and "conjunction" now often confound children and adults alike.Explaining the nut ...Show more
Making Sense: The Glamorous World of English Grammar by David Crystal
$29.99 AUD
Category: Writing
David Crystal explains grammar's rules and irregularities, shows how to navigate its snares and pitfalls, and explores its history and varieties. He gives practical guidance on how grammar may be used for different purposes and in different settings. He provides a series of insights into the stages by w ...Show more
Sounds Appealing: The Passionate Story of English Pronunciation by David Crystal
$22.99 AUD
Category: Writing
It's not what you say, it's the way that you say it ... There have long been debates about 'correct' pronunciation in the English language, and Britain's most distinguished linguistic expert, David Crystal, is here to set the record straight. Sounds Appealing tells us exactly why, and how, we pronounce ...Show more
Spell It Out: The singular story of English spelling by David Crystal
$21.99 AUD
Category: Writing
This is a unique journey through English spelling, untangling the fascinating origins of its greatest eccentricities. Why is there an 'h' in ghost? William Caxton, inventor of the printing press and his Flemish employees are to blame: without a dictionary or style guide to hand in fifteenth century Brug ...Show more
The Gift of the Gab: How Eloquence Works by David Crystal
$32.95 AUD
Category: Writing
We all know eloquence when we hear it. But what exactly is it? And how might we gain more of it for ourselves? This entertaining and, yes, eloquent book illuminates the power of language from a linguistic point of view and provides fascinating insights into the way we use words. David Crystal, a world-r ...Show more
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