David crystal who currently holds a position as honorary professor and parttime lecturer of linguistics at the university of wales, bangor, is a. David crystals how language works is a fascinating tour through the world of language from one of todays most renowned experts. He is author of numerous books, including internet linguistics 2011, just a phrase im going through. It ranges over everything from how children learn to read. Yet it is jampacked with more different meanings, forms, and uses than any other english word. There is already a widespread popular mythology that the internet is going to be bad for the future of language.
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