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A delight and a treasure David Crystal does a brilliant job of satisfying our curiosity about our mother tongue while illuminating the deepest questions of who we are and where we come from. A magnificent achievement. Steven Pinker
David Crystal is phenomenal This is a prodigious achievement The book contains breadth of range, imaginative insight, and deep understanding It is pervasively readable and stimulating. Professor the Lord Quirk, FBA
a superb work that manages to be both scholarly and vastly entertaining This is a deeply impressive book, for it packs between two covers virtually everything any normal person might care to know about English. The Washington Post Book World
bedazzles with an eye-popping presentation of the mother tongue. The New York Times scholarly and entertaining the range, scholarly value, interest, attractiveness and (often) humour of the tables, graphics, illustrations, photographs, colour plates, maps, and quoted material is quite stunning. rarely has serious information been presented so colourfully, so strikingly. A splendid work, essential in all libraries and destined to live a long and useful life. Reference Reviews
I have been unable to think of a question this book cannot answer I will risk predicting that Professor Crystal will not be superseded much before the message sent into space on Voyager I... receives an answer. The Times Literary Supplement
it gives the whole history and grammar, all the theory and practice of English with precision, panache and wit. The Observer
without a doubt one of the most beautiful and enlightening volumes I have handled in some years. Western Australia Sunday Times an outstanding work The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language will surely remain the definite text in the field for some time to come. fun-with-words.com
the most diverting, delightful, imaginative and altogether entertaining compilation ever assembled about spoken and written English. Parade Magazine
bedazzles you with an eye-popping presentation of the cluck-clucking of the mother tongue. If you like fireworks with your information, this is a worthwhile language book..." William Safire, The New York Times Magazine this remarkable book is a goldmine of learning and knowledge All readers should find great value, and great pleasure, in this amazing reference book. Cambridge
contains a monstrous amount of information on a fascinating topic arranged in a clear, concise, and, above all, entertaining manner - a dangerous combination indeed, and one that can only lead to uncontrolable reading binges lasting hours or perhaps days. Quill and Quire
You can open it to any page and be enthralled. Indianapolis News the Encyclopedia is, of course, a serious work of scholarship, but it is eminently readable. The Hindu
offers a wealth of enlightening entertainment. You cant turn a page without learning some fascinating tidbit about our common tongue. Houston Chronicle
Fully illustrated in colour throughout, this readable
A delight and a treasure David Crystal does a brilliant job of satisfying our curiosity about our mother tongue while illuminating the deepest questions of who we are and where we come from. A magnificent achievement. Steven Pinker
David Crystal is phenomenal This is a prodigious achievement The book contains breadth of range, imaginative insight, and deep understanding It is pervasively readable and stimulating. Professor the Lord Quirk, FBA
a superb work that manages to be both scholarly and vastly entertaining This is a deeply impressive book, for it packs between two covers virtually everything any normal person might care to know about English. The Washington Post Book World
bedazzles with an eye-popping presentation of the mother tongue. The New York Times scholarly and entertaining the range, scholarly value, interest, attractiveness and (often) humour of the tables, graphics, illustrations, photographs, colour plates, maps, and quoted material is quite stunning. rarely has serious information been presented so colourfully, so strikingly. A splendid work, essential in all libraries and destined to live a long and useful life. Reference Reviews
I have been unable to think of a question this book cannot answer I will risk predicting that Professor Crystal will not be superseded much before the message sent into space on Voyager I... receives an answer. The Times Literary Supplement
it gives the whole history and grammar, all the theory and practice of English with precision, panache and wit. The Observer
without a doubt one of the most beautiful and enlightening volumes I have handled in some years. Western Australia Sunday Times an outstanding work The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language will surely remain the definite text in the field for some time to come. fun-with-words.com
the most diverting, delightful, imaginative and altogether entertaining compilation ever assembled about spoken and written English. Parade Magazine
bedazzles you with an eye-popping presentation of the cluck-clucking of the mother tongue. If you like fireworks with your information, this is a worthwhile language book..." William Safire, The New York Times Magazine this remarkable book is a goldmine of learning and knowledge All readers should find great value, and great pleasure, in this amazing reference book. Cambridge
contains a monstrous amount of information on a fascinating topic arranged in a clear, concise, and, above all, entertaining manner - a dangerous combination indeed, and one that can only lead to uncontrolable reading binges lasting hours or perhaps days. Quill and Quire
You can open it to any page and be enthralled. Indianapolis News the Encyclopedia is, of course, a serious work of scholarship, but it is eminently readable. The Hindu
offers a wealth of enlightening entertainment. You cant turn a page without learning some fascinating tidbit about our common tongue. Houston Chronicle
Fully illustrated in colour throughout, this readable