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A Journey in Search of Language
Overlook
October 2009
On Sale: September 29, 2009
336 pages
ISBN: 1590202635
EAN: 9781590202630
Paperback
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Non-Fiction
A fascinating and insightful romp through the language we
speak every day, by the linguistic expert who “succeeds
again and again with clarity, wit and enthusiasm” (New
York Times) In this discursive jaunt through the groves and thickets of
the English language, David Crystal creates a mesmerizing
and entertaining narrative account of his encounters with
the language and its speakers. Woven from personal
reflections, historical allusions, and observations of
travelers, this fascinating journey through the language we
use every day will have readers thinking twice about each
word they speak. Starting in Wales and moving from England to San Francisco
by way of, yes, Poland, Crystal encounters numerous
linguistic side roads that he cannot resist exploring, from
pubs to trains to Tolkien. Walking English captures the
seductive, quirky, teasing, tantalizing nature of the
language itself—a Bill Bryson-esque exploration of
language by our foremost expert on the subject.
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