The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language - Softcover

Crystal, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521530334 ISBN 13: 9780521530330

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

Rarely has a book so packed with accurate and well researched factual information been so widely read and popularly acclaimed. This Second Edition of The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language has been fully revised for a new generation of language-lovers. The book is longer and includes extensive new material on world English and Internet English, in addition to completely updated statistics, further reading suggestions and other references. First Edition Hb (1995): 0-521-40179-8 First Edition Pb (1997): 0-521-59655-6 David Crystal is a leading authority on language, and author of many books, including most recently Shakespeare's Words (Penguin, 2002), Language and the Internet (Cambridge, 2001) and Language Death (Cambridge, 2000). An internationally renowned writer, journal editor, lecturer and broadcaster, he received an Order of the British Empire in 1995 for his services to the English language.

About this title

Book Description:

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language is one of the publishing phenomena of recent times. Rarely has a book so packed with accurate and well researched factual information been so widely read and popularly acclaimed. This Second Edition now presents an overhaul of the subject for a new generation of language-lovers. The length of the book has increased by 16 pages and there are 44 new illustrations, extensive new material on world English and Internet English, and a complete updating of statistics, further reading suggestions and other references.

About the Author:

David Crystal is one of the world's foremost authorities on language.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0521530334
• ISBN 13: 9780521530330
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 506