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Crystal, David, 1941-

Just a phrase I'm going through my life in language / [electronic resource] : My life in language David Crystal. - Abingdon ; New York : Routledge, 2009. - ix, 285 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (some col.).

Includes index.

1. Being a linguist -- 2. A semilingual start -- 3. New worlds -- 4. Liverpool school -- 5. Extra-curricular acts -- 6. Learning, and not learning, about language -- 7. Becoming academic -- 8. Surveying -- 9. Worlds within worlds -- 10. Becoming professional -- 11. The sexy subject -- 12. Meeting needs -- 13. Choices and consequences -- 14. Meetings and meetings -- 15. Looking for remedies -- 16. Why did you resign? -- 17. The encyclopedia game -- 18. Schizoid man -- 19. Busyness and business.




Mode of access: World Wide Web.

ISBN: 9780203878491 (e-book : PDF)

Subjects--Personal Names:
Crystal, David, 1941-

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Linguists--Great Britain--Biography.
Linguistics--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Scholars--Great Britain--Biography.
Lexicographers--Great Britain--Biography.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.