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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language

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  • Author：David Crystal
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Summary

Now in its third edition， The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language provides the most comprehensive coverage of the history， structure and worldwide use of English。 Fully updated and expanded， with a fresh redesigned layout， and over sixty audio resources to bring language extracts to life， it covers all aspects of the English language including the history of English， with new pages on Shakespeare's vocabulary and pronunciation， updated statistics on global English use that now cover all countries and the future of English in a post-Brexit Europe， regional and social variations， with fresh insights into the growing cultural identities of 'new Englishes'， English in everyday use with new sections on gender identities， forensic studies， and 'big data' in corpus linguistics， and digital developments， including the emergence of new online varieties in social media platforms such as Facebook， Twitter and WhatsApp。 Packed with brand new colour illustrations， photographs， maps， tables and graphs， this new edition is an essential tool for a new generation of twenty-first-century English language enthusiasts。

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hecticvexed ，

Bought as a treat and gateway to keep myself sharp on things while I can't actually physically teach English。Doesn't necessarily have to be read cover to cover， like I did， as certain topics and points of interest lure you down rabbit holes and will take a long time to commit to memory。 Crystal's way of conveying a wide range of diverse topics is interesting and light-hearted without coming off as seeming overly-familiar or underselling the immense power and importance of the language。 As of 202 Bought as a treat and gateway to keep myself sharp on things while I can't actually physically teach English。Doesn't necessarily have to be read cover to cover， like I did， as certain topics and points of interest lure you down rabbit holes and will take a long time to commit to memory。 Crystal's way of conveying a wide range of diverse topics is interesting and light-hearted without coming off as seeming overly-familiar or underselling the immense power and importance of the language。 As of 2021， the third edition is still up-to-date and relevant， with impressive coverage of the internet's impact on how we use English。Its value has been providing me an awareness of the elements of the language I feel I don't know enough about and wish to pursue further， as well as perspectives about English that wouldn't have occurred to me。 。。。more

Melody Schwarting ，

A rare example of a lively， engaging encyclopedia， worth much more than simple reference。 Sidebars and excurses take up most of the pages， immediately applying the information Crystal relates in the textbookish portions。 Absolutely glorious resource for nerds of the English language variety。

Jonathan ，

There must be a spread or page or box in this book covering more or less everything you could want to know about the English language， and more。 For people interested in language and philology etc this is a great tome to have about the house。 You can flip to a random page and be sure to find something interesting， and spend hours leafing through the thing without even thinking about it。 My compliments to Mr David Crystal ！

Alžběta Rádsetoulalová ，

Whenever people doubt that you can be excited to read the whole encyclopedia， give them this one。 It answers all the questions you could possibly have about language， and further reading makes you discover even new ones。 This made me very passionate about English and language as such and I'll do everything I can to get it on my bookshelf。 Whenever people doubt that you can be excited to read the whole encyclopedia， give them this one。 It answers all the questions you could possibly have about language， and further reading makes you discover even new ones。 This made me very passionate about English and language as such and I'll do everything I can to get it on my bookshelf。 。。。more

Madelief Albers ，

I read this book as part of a course on Sociolinguistics。 Even though it is called an encyclopedia， Crystal's book reads almost like a picture-book。 Crystal provides a core text， and surrounds this informative text with a ton of pictures and little snippets of text in different colours， signifying extra explanations， fun facts， etc。 A great book for anyone who is interested in the history of English， the different forms of English， etc！ I read this book as part of a course on Sociolinguistics。 Even though it is called an encyclopedia， Crystal's book reads almost like a picture-book。 Crystal provides a core text， and surrounds this informative text with a ton of pictures and little snippets of text in different colours， signifying extra explanations， fun facts， etc。 A great book for anyone who is interested in the history of English， the different forms of English， etc！ 。。。more

The Wanderer ，

This dense behemoth has small print and not a lot of white space。 It took me a year， off-and-on to get all the way through it。 It was a year well-spent。 This will be a book that I never get rid of。Apart from the fact that it is packed chock-full of a massive array of interesting language tidbits， discussions， and examples， I enjoyed Crystal's voice。 He was present as the author， without being overpowering。 I laughed at the dry sense of humour which occasionally slipped into the otherwise factual This dense behemoth has small print and not a lot of white space。 It took me a year， off-and-on to get all the way through it。 It was a year well-spent。 This will be a book that I never get rid of。Apart from the fact that it is packed chock-full of a massive array of interesting language tidbits， discussions， and examples， I enjoyed Crystal's voice。 He was present as the author， without being overpowering。 I laughed at the dry sense of humour which occasionally slipped into the otherwise factual， third-person entries。 I appreciated that he didn't always pretend neutrality in various linguistic debates， and that he nevertheless presented both sides quite fairly。 I was surprised that despite this being originally published in 1995， his discussions on technology were still pertinent。 They sounded only a little dated， rather than hopelessly in the past with ridiculous notions of the future。 Naturally， I wasn't riveted at every point， but I mean， I was reading straight through an ENCYCLOPEDIA。 I kept reading knowing it would soon change to another topic， and I wasn't disappointed。 I was never reading for the sake of finishing。 I read it because I liked it。 Thoroughly impressed！ 。。。more

Kame-nyan ，

One of the many reasons why to adore the genius of David Crystal。

knoba ，

。。FrontmatterPreface Frontispiece 1。 Modelling EnglishPart I - The History of English2。 The Origins of English3。 Old English4。 Middle English5。 Early Modern English6。 Modern English7。 World English Part II - English Vocabulary8。 The Nature of the Lexicon9。 The Sources of the Lexicon10。 Etymology11。 The Structure of the Lexicon12。 Lexical Dimensions Part III - English Grammar13。 Grammatical Mythology14。 The Structure of Words15。 Word Classes16。 The Structure of SentencesPart IV - Spoken and Writt 。。FrontmatterPreface Frontispiece 1。 Modelling EnglishPart I - The History of English2。 The Origins of English3。 Old English4。 Middle English5。 Early Modern English6。 Modern English7。 World English Part II - English Vocabulary8。 The Nature of the Lexicon9。 The Sources of the Lexicon10。 Etymology11。 The Structure of the Lexicon12。 Lexical Dimensions Part III - English Grammar13。 Grammatical Mythology14。 The Structure of Words15。 Word Classes16。 The Structure of SentencesPart IV - Spoken and Written English17。 The Sound System18。 The Writing System Part V - Using English19。 Varieties of Discourse20。 Regional Variation21。 Social Variation 22。 Personal Variation23。 Electronic Variation Part VI - Learning about English24。 Learning English as a Mother Tongue25。 New Ways of Studying EnglishAppendicesI。 GlossaryII。 Special Symbols and AbbreviationsIII。 ReferencesIV。 New AddressesV。 Further ReadingVI。 Index of Linguistic ItemsVII。 Index of Authors and PersonalitiesVIII。 Index of TopicsAcknowledgements 。。。more

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Roberta ，

Excellent encyclopedia on the English language from all the angles one can imagine， with plenty of diagrams， images， and quotes from a plethora of sources。 Now slightly outdated when it comes to the digital use and form of English。

Lindsay Lock ，

Great reference material on the history of the English language as well as English dialect/ regional differences。 It has a wealth of information！

Renate ，

A great general insight in the development and structure of the English language。

375257888798 ，

exellent book

Steve Cox ，

A great 'dippy' book; one you can happily dip into， confident of finding interesting nuggets about the English language。 It includes sections on the history， vocabulary and grammar of English， as you would expect， but it also discusses the many variations of modern English used around the world and even has sections on the way children learn English from infancy。 A marvellous resource to have and keep as a reference。 A great 'dippy' book; one you can happily dip into， confident of finding interesting nuggets about the English language。 It includes sections on the history， vocabulary and grammar of English， as you would expect， but it also discusses the many variations of modern English used around the world and even has sections on the way children learn English from infancy。 A marvellous resource to have and keep as a reference。 。。。more

Trevor Kew ，

Everything you ever wanted to know about English， written in witty， accurate and clear prose by language genius David Crystal。 Don't let the title put you off。。。it's a fascinating read！ Everything you ever wanted to know about English， written in witty， accurate and clear prose by language genius David Crystal。 Don't let the title put you off。。。it's a fascinating read！ 。。。more

Badiuddin ，

reffered by my friend i wanDavid Crystalt to read it and rated by her reference reffered by my friend i wanDavid Crystalt to read it and rated by her reference 。。。more

Richard Thomas ，

A fascinating reference book。 It's both learned and accessible and essential for anyone who wishes an understanding of English in all its forms A fascinating reference book。 It's both learned and accessible and essential for anyone who wishes an understanding of English in all its forms 。。。more

Peter dohan ，

I am dipping into the 1993 hardback edition; it is not a book to read through cover to cover。 open any page and be amazed。 it is an unusually well-crafted book - a treasure trove， indeed， with pieces of eight on every page。 I am heading to the far east soon and will read it every night till then。 not plane carry on material unfortunately。 peter

CRyan ，

An endlessly interesting book。

Taylor ，

Great resource and very well-written。 I could actually see myself revisiting this down the road。 Crystal's book is exhaustive and engaging。 Great resource and very well-written。 I could actually see myself revisiting this down the road。 Crystal's book is exhaustive and engaging。 。。。more

My Little Forest ，

Hello， I am 17 and I'm a Spanish student who aims to study English Literature at University。 I've always asked myself things like: "What are the English accents like？; What does this English name come from？; How much did French language influenced over the English language？; Where could I find anything about the Old English literature （for instance: documents， songs， words。。。）？ [。。。]"What I didn't know was that it does exist an encyclopedia of such things！！！！ Although I'm Spanish， I think I woul Hello， I am 17 and I'm a Spanish student who aims to study English Literature at University。 I've always asked myself things like: "What are the English accents like？; What does this English name come from？; How much did French language influenced over the English language？; Where could I find anything about the Old English literature （for instance: documents， songs， words。。。）？ [。。。]"What I didn't know was that it does exist an encyclopedia of such things！！！！ Although I'm Spanish， I think I wouldn't be wrong if I said to you that the author's handwriting is really nice; the way he expresses the concepts and ideas。 I specially like the introductory part called "Preface"。 By reading that part， one has a previous and very illustrative idea of what one's going to find in the encyclopedia。In a conclusion， I'd be pleased to express my gratitude for this encyclopedia to the author and all the collaborators who contributed with this project。THANK YOU SO MUCH！ :） 。。。more

Rikki Chadwick ，

U svrhe fakulteta :）

Fiona ，

This is an amazing reference book， which will not be read as a reference book but cover to cover- it's packed of 'read out loud facts'。 This is an amazing reference book， which will not be read as a reference book but cover to cover- it's packed of 'read out loud facts'。 。。。more

Kris ，

I want to own this someday， and really pour through it。 I only got to review small pieces of it， during a class in college。Connected to this is The Story of English， which holds more history than mechanics。 I want to own this someday， and really pour through it。 I only got to review small pieces of it， during a class in college。Connected to this is The Story of English， which holds more history than mechanics。 。。。more

Jim Peterson ，

（I wrote this review at work for learners of English， so I thought I'd add it here too。）Organized by topic and full of interesting images and diagrams， The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language is exactly what your coffee table has been missing。 Most topics are covered in just two pages， so they can be read in small bits。 You can really open it up to any page and find something interesting。 Due to its value for occasional engaging reading， I would recommend it for intermediate learners （I wrote this review at work for learners of English， so I thought I'd add it here too。）Organized by topic and full of interesting images and diagrams， The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language is exactly what your coffee table has been missing。 Most topics are covered in just two pages， so they can be read in small bits。 You can really open it up to any page and find something interesting。 Due to its value for occasional engaging reading， I would recommend it for intermediate learners and up， but even beginners can enjoy many aspects of the book， such as the map of World Englishes。David CrystalWith over 100 published books， linguistics professor David Crystal is probably the most prolific writer on language and， especially， the English language。 He has written on the history of English， grammar， the language of texting and much more。 Though many of his books are academic in nature， a lot of them are geared toward the interested layman。 。。。more

Habibah ，

Brilliant reference book for those taking language modules

Amanda ，

"The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language" is a wonderful look into the history， makeup， and use of the English language。 Very readable and fun。 Well done！ "The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language" is a wonderful look into the history， makeup， and use of the English language。 Very readable and fun。 Well done！ 。。。more

Elaine Balliet ，

Bye bye History of the English Language！ Recommended for everyone who desires to learn more about the origins of their roots， and English。 Great info on the Anglo-Saxons included throughout this informative study。

Jack Pyke ，

It's by Crystal， of course it's goooood ref material。 It's by Crystal， of course it's goooood ref material。 。。。more

Katya Epstein ，

I adore this book。 If you love the English language， you will love this book。 I know it's a hackneyed phrase， but this really is a treasure trove。 I have seen my friends' eyes light up as they leaf through it。 Everything you might want to know about English， written in clear and charming language， by a true linguist。 David Crystal is not just some journalist with a list of clever etymologies or a self-appointed punctuation maven。 He manages to cover an enormous breadth of topics with surprising I adore this book。 If you love the English language， you will love this book。 I know it's a hackneyed phrase， but this really is a treasure trove。 I have seen my friends' eyes light up as they leaf through it。 Everything you might want to know about English， written in clear and charming language， by a true linguist。 David Crystal is not just some journalist with a list of clever etymologies or a self-appointed punctuation maven。 He manages to cover an enormous breadth of topics with surprising depth。 Each spread has illustrations and examples。 The book is designed to be perused; you can open to any page and start reading， but I read it from cover to cover。 The glossary is a bit of a slog， but rewarding。 Crystal's concern for clarity and detail comes through in every letter。 。。。more

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