Professor David Crystal returns to talk about his latest books, and more. The first book is all about the art of conversation in English, and the second one is a spy thriller inspired by real events. David Crystal is one of the world’s leading linguists and an expert on the English language. He is also a national treasure and it’s a treat to be able to talk to him in this episode. Video version also available on the Luke’s English Podcast YouTube channel.
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Recommended books
Some of his most popular books include:
- The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language
- The Oxford Illustrated Shakespeare Dictionary
- The Story of English in 100 Words
- You Say Potato: The Story of English Accents (written with his son Ben)
- Wordsmiths and Warriors: The English-Language Tourist’s Guide to Britain (Written with his wife Hilary)
- Txting: The Gr8 Db8
- Pronouncing Shakespeare: The Globe Experiment – a fascinating project investigating how English was pronounced by the original actors in the Globe Theatre when Shakespeare was alive
- Spell It Out: The Curious, Enthralling and Extraordinary Story of English Spelling
- Just A Phrase I’m Going Through: My Life in Language (which is both his autobiography and a highly accessible introduction to the field of linguistics)
- Making Sense: The Glamorous Story of English Grammar
Many of those titles can be purchased as ebooks from David Crystal’s website – www.davidcrystal.com or from any good bookseller. There are also audiobook versions which are read out by the man himself.