David Crystal

Book Reviews

• The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language
  - a broad survey aimed at a popular audience
• English as a Global Language
  - its use, history, and culture
• Language and the Internet
  - a linguist on Netspeak: email, chat, virtual worlds, and the Web
• Language Death
  - threats to languages and approaches to revitalization
• Language Play
  - by adults and children
• Spell It Out
  The Singular Story of English Spelling

David Crystal writes popular books and reference works on linguistics.