David Crystal. (2012). The Story of English in 100 Words. Unabridged Blackstone Publishing.

David Crystal. 2012. The Story of English in 100 Words. Blackstone Publishing.

David Crystal, The Story of English in 100 Words. Blackstone Publishing, 2012.

David Crystal. The Story of English in 100 Words. Unabridged Blackstone Publishing, 2012.

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   • bioText: David Crystal is known throughout the world as a writer, editor, lecturer, and broadcaster on language. He has published extensively on the history and development of English, including Begat: The King James Bible and the English Language, The Story of English in 100 Words, Spell It Out: The Singular Story of English Spelling, Wordsmiths and Warriors: The English-Language Tourist's Guide to Britain (with Hilary Crystal), The Oxford Dictionary of Original Shakespearean Pronunciation, and The Story of Be: A Verb's-Eye View of the English Language.
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In this unique new history of the world's most ubiquitous language, linguistics expert David Crystal draws on words that best illustrate the huge variety of sources, influences, and events that have helped to shape our vernacular since the first definitively English word was written down in the fifth century ("roe," in case you are wondering). Featuring Latinate and Celtic words, weasel words and nonce-words, ancient words ("loaf") to cutting edge ("twittersphere") and spanning the indispensable words that shape our tongue ("and," "what") to the more fanciful ("fopdoodle"), Crystal takes us along the winding byways of language via the rude, the obscure, and the downright surprising.

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     Starred review from January 16, 2012
     From pre-eminent British linguist Crystal (The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language) comes this delightful history of the words we use (and some we’ve forgotten) and how we came to use them. Neither a wordbook nor a linguistic history, Crystal emphasizes that his selections demonstrate how English—“a vacuum cleaner of a language”— developed by sweeping up words from other languages These “loanwords” range from “street” (from the Latin strata) to “dame” (with a complex history as an indicator of social status) from the French. Moving chronologically from “roe” (fifth century) to “Twittersphere (21st century), Crystal spells out each word’s origin; the word’s sometimes-roundabout journey to the present-day meaning is explored, and often grammatical conundrums are answered. Case in point: why is there a “b” in “debt,” as its origin was the French word dete (or dette)? Blame scholars who wanted sophistication and drew from the Latin debitum. Crystal also touches on the coining of new words when the mood strikes, citing famous examples in Shakespeare and Joyce as well as the crop of technology-inspired neologisms. Crystal’s enthusiasm for—and wealth of knowledge about—the ever-evolving English language makes this a must-read for word lovers.

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     Crystal, a prolific author and noted professor of linguistics, has chosen 100 English words that illustrate the history, structure, and patterns of the English language. Ranging from the first definitively English written word ("roe", carved on a roe-deer bone in the fifth century) to contemporary linguistic creations ("twittersphere"), the 100 words highlight the idiosyncrasies of the world's most ubiquitous language. Listeners will learn much about the history of English, but Crystal also celebrates its playfulness and willingness to change with the times. The author has entertained audiences at literary readings for over 25 years, and his narration is a command performance. VERDICT Language and history buffs are sure to enjoy this title.--Beth Farrell, Cleveland State Univ. Law Lib.

     Copyright 2013 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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