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First Trip to China (I) Shandong’s Countryside

1 week ago | medium.com | David Crystal |Robert E. Ralph

First Impressions of the Other Side of The WorldThis is a record of my first trip to China. After studying Chinese at my university for one year and a half, I finally visited the country and got to know my girlfriend’s family in a village no other European had visited before.
Bookish Words & Their Surprising Stories

2 weeks ago | libraryjournal.com | David Crystal

. Jun. 2025. 176p. ISBN 9781851246519. $25. LANG COPY ISBN Editor, lecturer, and linguist Crystal ( The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language; A Date with Language) offers readers a delightful new compendium of book-related English words and idiomatic phrases that are in common usage.
(PDF) A Pragmatic Analysis of Rhetorical Questions in Selected American Political Speeches

Oct 22, 2024 | researchgate.net | David Crystal |Midya Rafiq

PDF | This study is an attempt to investigate rhetorical questions from the perspective of one pragmatic model which is speech act theory in some... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
The Language Game - Say it to Mary

Jun 26, 2024 | thetablet.co.uk | David Crystal

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The Language Game - brave new words

Mar 27, 2024 | thetablet.co.uk | David Crystal

To foster online participation, those leading a service need to be aware of how they’re being seen and heard. Get Instant AccessRegister for free to read this article in fullSubscribe for unlimited accessFrom just £30 quarterly Complete access to all Tablet website content including all premium content. The full weekly edition in print and digital including our 179 years archive. PDF version to view on iPad, iPhone or computer. Already a subscriber? Login
The Language Game – Tour de force

Oct 18, 2023 | thetablet.co.uk | David Crystal

Astrotourism is going to good places to see stars or eclipses. Bethlehem had at least three well-known astrotourists. Get Instant AccessRegister for free to read this article in fullSubscribe for unlimited accessFrom just £30 quarterly Complete access to all Tablet website content including all premium content. The full weekly edition in print and digital including our 179 years archive. PDF version to view on iPad, iPhone or computer. Already a subscriber? Login
The Language Game - signs of the times

Sep 27, 2023 | thetablet.co.uk | David Crystal

28 September 2023, The TabletThe Language Game – signs of the timesGet Instant AccessContinue ReadingRegister for free to read this article in fullSubscribe for unlimited accessFrom just £30 quarterly Complete access to all Tablet website content including all premium content. The full weekly edition in print and digital including our 179 years archive. PDF version to view on iPad, iPhone or computer. Already a subscriber? Login
A Date with Language

Sep 7, 2023 | press.uchicago.edu | David Crystal

9781851246113 A collection of 366 facts about language to enliven each day of the year. In this ingenious and diverse collection of 366 stories, events, and facts about language, David Crystal presents a selection of insights from literary and linguistic writers, poets, and global institutions, together with the weird and wonderful creations of language enthusiasts to enliven each day of the year.