Knihy autora Crystal David

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 ...viac o knihe

This superbly well-informed - and also wonderfully entertaining - history of the English language answers all these questions, showing how the many strands of English ...viac o knihe

Featuring Latinate and Celtic words, weasel words and nonce-words, ancient word ('loaf') to advanced ('twittersphere') and spanning the indispensable words that ...viac o knihe

From the first words of an infant to the peculiar modern dialect of text messaging, this book reveals language's myriad intricacies and quirks. It sheds light on the development ...viac o knihe

Třetí revidované vydání encyklopedie anglického jazyka zahrnuje významné události v jazykovém studiu, k nimž došlo od roku 1990. Dvě hlavní nové oblasti ...viac o knihe

From reconstructing Shakespeare's accent to the rise and fall of Received Pronunciation, actor Ben Crystal and his linguist father David travel the world in search of ...viac o knihe

1921: a boy, a girl, a moonlit midnight kiss. A terrible, repulsive kiss. Bettina and Bart have grown up as best friends, so surely they will end up together? After ...viac o knihe