- Gebundene Ausgabe: 336 Seiten
- Verlag: Harpercollins UK; Auflage: illustrated edition (1. Mai 2007)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0007235585
- ISBN-13: 978-0007235582
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 22 x 16,2 x 3,4 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 5.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (1 Kundenrezension)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.326.483 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Praise for 'The Stories of English': 'A marvellous book!for anyone who loves the English language(s) it will be a treasure-house.' Philip Pullman 'Reads like an adventure story. Which, of course, it is.' Roger McGough 'Rejoices in dialects, argots and cants!enlightening -- in a word, excellent.' Sunday Times 'A spirited celebration!Crystal gives the story of English a new plot.' Guardian 'Simply the best introductory history of the English language family that we have. The plan of the book is ingenious, the writing lively, the exposition clear and the scholarly standard uncompromisingly high.' J.M.Coetzee
Kurzbeschreibung
A delightfully discursive, Bill Bryson-esque and personal journey through the groves and the thickets of the English language, by our foremost scholar of the history and structure of the English language. David Crystal has been described (by the Times Higher Education Supplement) as a sort of 'latter day Dr Johnson', a populist linguist who has promoted the study of the English language in an academic and broadcasting career that has so far spanned 40 years and nearly 100 books. Now, in his first book for Harper Press, he has written an engaging travel book of more general appeal. Inspired by W. G. Sebald's 'The Rings of Saturn' and by Bill Bryson's books, he has combined personal reflections, historical allusions and traveller observations to create a mesmerising (and entertaining) narrative account of his encounters with the English language and its speakers throughout the world -- from Bangor to Bombay and from Stratford to San Francisco. 'By Hook or by Crook' is an attempt to capture the exploratory, seductive, teasing, tantalising nature of language study. As such, it will appeal to the ever -- growing market who like to be entertained as well as instructed.
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Dieses Buch wurde mir von meiner Englischlehrerin ausgeliehen. Ich finde es so spannend und unterhaltsam, dass ich es jetzt kaufe um es zu besitzen und darin immer wieder zu stöbern und Neues über die Sprache, Bewohner und Kultur der Briten zu erfahren. Es geht hier um die walisiche Ecke, aber eben viel breiter und gesamthaft betrachtet.
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Davad Crystal: Walking English
14. Juni 2010
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Very well written, informative and interesting. Although the book is very Britain-centric, not surprising since this is a trip through England and Wales, there are many examples of the roots of American and other developing International English-es.
Highly recommended and I will certainly read other books by David Crystal.
SWalking English: A Journey in Search of Language
Highly recommended and I will certainly read other books by David Crystal.
SWalking English: A Journey in Search of Language
Definitely for Anglophiles
12. März 2012
Format:Taschenbuch
Read it with map of Great Britain in hand. Crystal would be my perfect man if only he would shave his long beard. Love, love, love the funny linguists.
And now I know where they filmed "The Prisoner" t.v. series and I must go there.
Sadly I have finished, didn't want to say goodbye. Now plan to read all of Crystal's books.
And now I know where they filmed "The Prisoner" t.v. series and I must go there.
Sadly I have finished, didn't want to say goodbye. Now plan to read all of Crystal's books.
A Box of Delights
8. Februar 2011
Format:Taschenbuch
For someone like me, who loves language, geography, and history and who is, if not a born one, at least a long-time Anglophile, this book is the literary equivalent of an angel presenting me with a box of dark chocolates filled with all my favorite fillings--mint, orange, coffee, caramel, and that heavenly lime from Sanborn's Candies--and telling me I can eat all I feel comfortable doing so, since they have no calories and no fat! Basically Crystal starts off in Wales and relates travels through England as well as in Poland, San Francisco, and South Africa in a narrative of place names, word origins, history, changes in word meaning, Shakespearan plays and names, natural and man-made landmarks, that Welsh town with the long name that the locals just refer to as "Llanfair,' placing people by accents, sheep with accents, and more, all in a delightful candy-box jumble. I enjoyed it all with a big grin.
A big plus: learning about the humanitarian poet John Bradburne and the book town of Hay-on-Wye. I think I'd like to spend a week in the latter, thank you. :-)
[Note: Apparently Crystal titled this book BY HOOK OR BY CROOK, and refers to it as such in the introduction. Oddly, there is nothing on the title page or colophon that reflects a title change.]
A big plus: learning about the humanitarian poet John Bradburne and the book town of Hay-on-Wye. I think I'd like to spend a week in the latter, thank you. :-)
[Note: Apparently Crystal titled this book BY HOOK OR BY CROOK, and refers to it as such in the introduction. Oddly, there is nothing on the title page or colophon that reflects a title change.]
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