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Originally Posted by boxcorner
Thanks. I'm fortunate enough to have the hardback version of this encyclopedia by David Crystal, which is similarly instructive. It's the kind of book that I really enjoy dipping back into, from time-to-time. |
I have a love/hate relationship with David Crystal. He writes a lot of good stuff, but he also has views that I vehemently disagree with (such as his claim that "traditional" definitions of verb tenses don't apply to English).