Welcome
Routledge are delighted to present our range of David Crystal titles.
David Crystal is undoubtedly one of the world's leading authorities on the English language and linguistics and has a unique talent for making the subject accessible and engaging. He has written and edited numerous books.
We are proud to be the publisher of Crystal's captivating professional memoir, Just a Phrase, and of Internet Linguistics, his essential guide to this fast-developing field, as well as the DVDs of his lectures: The Future of Language and David Crystal's Introduction to Language.
The Future of Language comes with a companion book; David Crystal's Introduction to Language has substantial supporting material on this website.
Louisa Semlyen
Publisher, English Language and Linguistics
About the Author
David Crystal received an OBE for services to the English language in 1995, and was made a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) in 2000. Among the many distinguished positions he currently holds he is Patron of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL) and the Association for Language Learning (ALL). Having published over 100 books, covering a diversity of language topics, his most recent publications include Txting: the gr8 db8 (2008) and Thinking on my Words: Exploring Shakespeare's Language (2008). He has been a freelance writer, lecturer, and broadcaster since 1984 and continues his work with language from his home in Holyhead, North Wales.
