What did David Crystal mean by: Vocabulary is a matter of word-building as well as word-using. David Crystal Author · United Kingdom Copy
Anyone interested in language ends up writing about the sociological issues around it. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, David Crystal, Language, Sociology, Writing, 0 David Crystal Author · United Kingdom
+ The internet is an amazing medium for languages. Author, July 24, 2023January 2, 2025, David Crystal, Communication, Globalization, Technology, 0 David Crystal Author · United Kingdom
Spellings are made by people. Dictionaries – eventually – reflect popular choices. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, David Crystal, Authority, Evolution, Language, 0 David Crystal Author · United Kingdom
At any one time language is a kaleidoscope of styles, genres and dialects. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, David Crystal, Complexity, Diversity, Evolution, 0 David Crystal Author · United Kingdom
Although many texters enjoy breaking linguistic rules, they also know they need to be understood. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, David Crystal, Clarity, Communication, Creativity, 0 David Crystal Author · United Kingdom
+ Swearing makes an excellent relief mechanism Author, October 27, 2023January 2, 2025, David Crystal, Coping, Expression, Stress, 0 David Crystal Author · United Kingdom
A feature of English that makes it different compared with all other languages is its global spread. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, David Crystal, Global, Uniqueness, 0 David Crystal Author · United Kingdom
I follow in building the principles which nature has used in its domain. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect · USA
A scientist builds in order to learn; an engineer learns in order to build. Fred Brooks Software Engineer · USA
Recovering from failure is often easier than building from success. Michael Eisner Business executive
