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THE FUTURE OF LANGUAGE
THE ROUTLEDGE DAVID CRYSTAL LECTURES |
| By: |
David Crystal |
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Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£14.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1135278571 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781135278571 |
| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS EBOOKS |
| Pub. date: |
30 April, 2009 |
| Synopsis: |
For the first time, The Routledge David Crystal Lectures brings together three of Professor David Crystal's most popular lectures on the future of language. One of the world's foremost experts on language, and arguably the most accessible and entertaining writer and lecturer on the English language, Crystal delivers these informative and highly enjoyable performance lectures exploring key contemporary language issues: The Future of English, Language Death and Internet Linguistics. An accompanying book with Crystal's commentary on the lectures is included within the DVD package. This book supplements the lectures with a short overview of the main themes discussed, followed by a more detailed introduction to each topic and a synopsis of all the main points made in each lecture. The book finishes with Crystal's reflections on how the three interrelated topics covered here will continue to interact and contribute to the evolution of language. Special features:English subtitlesA cultural and usage commentary with timecodes so users can easily access points of interestFurther reading and activities for the classroom - easy-to-follow tasks to get students engaging with language straight away An index both for the DVD and the book so users can search for topics of interest This is an ideal resource for all university and A-level English Language and Linguistics departments and will be of interest to all students involved in the study of language. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Routledge |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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