ENGLISH LANGUAGE

THIS IS THE DEFINITIVE SURVEY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE - IN ALL ITS FORMS. CRYSTAL WRITES ACCESSIBLY ABOUT THE STRUCTURE OF THE LANGUAGE, THE USES OF ENGLISH THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND FINALLY HE GIVES A BRIEF HISTORY OF ENGLISH. THE BOOK HAS BEEN FULLY REVISED AND THERE IS A FASCINATING NEW CHAPTER ON 'THE EFFECT OF TECHNOLOGY' ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. 'ILLUMINATING GUIDED TOUR OF OUR COMMON TREASURE BY ONE OF ITS MOST LUCID AND SENSIBLE PROFESSIONALS' - "THE TIMES". 'A SPLENDID BLEND OF ERUDITION AND ENTERTAINMENT' - "THES".