Books by David Crystal
The Stories of English
by David Crystal
The history of English is a complex story and Crystal makes it clear to readers what a paradoxical process has created the English language
Interviews where books by David Crystal were recommended
The best books on The History and Diversity of Language, recommended by Nicholas Ostler
The scholar of language tells us about the progress of the spoken word from 3000 BC to today, how two languages disappear every month, and the 50,000-word novel written without using the letter “e”
