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OP (‘original pronunciation’), as regular readers of these posts know, has so far been mainly directed at Shakespeare. But in the last year or so, people have shown interest in taking the approach in other directions, both before Shakespeare and after. Later this year I’ll post about a project to make William Tyndale available in c.1525 OP. Here I give some details about a John Donne project, c...
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The Stories of English
— published 2004 — 7 editions |
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The Story of English in 100 Words
— published 2011 — 8 editions |
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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language
— published 1987 — 6 editions |
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How Language Works: How Babies Babble, Words Change Meaning, and Languages Live or Die
— published 2005 — 9 editions |
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A Little Book of Language
— published 2010 — 4 editions |
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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language
— published 1987 — 14 editions |
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The Fight for English: How Language Pundits Ate, Shot, and Left
— published 2007 — 2 editions |
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Words Words Words
— published 2006 — 3 editions |
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Txtng: The Gr8 Db8
— published 2008 — 6 editions |
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By Hook Or By Crook: A Journey In Search Of English
— published 2007 — 5 editions |
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“Joke exchanges are carried on in deadly earnest, like a verbal duel-mouth-to-mouth combat. Bang, bang: you’re (linguistically) dead.”
― David Crystal, Language Play
― David Crystal, Language Play
“I believe that any form of writing exercise is good for you. I also believe that any form of tuition which helps develop your awareness of the different properties, styles, and effects of writing is good for you. It helps you become a better reader, more sensitive to nuance, and a better writer, more sensitive to audience. Texting language is no different from other innovative forms of written expression that have emerged in the past. It is a type of language whose communicative strengths and weaknesses need to be appreciated.”
― David Crystal, Txtng: The Gr8 Db8
― David Crystal, Txtng: The Gr8 Db8
“Here is a rewriting of the British national anthem, by 'Camille, Australia'. It is, she explains, chiefly for the benefit of Microsoft Word and Outlook Express users:
Gd CTRL-S r gr8sh Qun.
Long liv r nobl Qun.
Gd CTRL-S the. Qun!
ALT-S hr vktrES,
HpE & glrES,
Lng 2 rain ovR S
Gd CTRL-S th. Qun!”
― David Crystal, Txtng: The Gr8 Db8
Gd CTRL-S r gr8sh Qun.
Long liv r nobl Qun.
Gd CTRL-S the. Qun!
ALT-S hr vktrES,
HpE & glrES,
Lng 2 rain ovR S
Gd CTRL-S th. Qun!”
― David Crystal, Txtng: The Gr8 Db8
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