* Clear demonstration of how language structures link together, description of features and usage and cautions against easy mistakes. * Includes new sections on ethnic variation and electronic communications and analyses of grammar in whole texts to reflect the modern world realistically * Updated to reflect developments in terminology following the National Curriculum and Key Stage 3 framework. * Lively writing style, grammatical examples from a rich range of sources and humorous illustrations.
David Crystal is honorary professor of linguistics at the University of Wales, Bangor. He has written or edited over 100 books and published numerous articles for scholarly, professional, and general readerships, in fields ranging from forensic linguistics and ELT to the liturgy and Shakespeare. His many books include Words, Words, Words (OUP 2006) and The Fight for English (OUP 2006).
