Anyone interested in language ends up writing about the sociological issues around it. David Crystal endinterestissue Change image and share on social
Although many texters enjoy breaking linguistic rules, they also know they need to be understood. David Crystal breakenjoylinguistic Change image and share on social
Texting has added a new dimension to language use, but its long-term impact is negligible. It is not a disaster. David Crystal adddimensiondisaster Change image and share on social
Academics don't normally manage to alter people's way of thinking through their strength of argument. David Crystal academicalterargument Change image and share on social
At the same time we overlap, because, I do linguistics, and Ben did a first degree in Linguistics at Lancaster University, so he knows some of my subject. David Crystal bendegreelancaster Change image and share on social
Language has no independent existence apart from the people who use it. It is not an end in itself; it is a means to an end of understanding who you are and what society is like. David Crystal endexistenceindependent Change image and share on social
It took three years to put Shakespeare's words together, there were a lot of words to be studied and a lot of words to be sorted out, and it proved to be a major project. David Crystal lotmajorproject Change image and share on social
Likewise, there is no evidence that texting teaches people to spell badly: rather, research shows that those kids who text frequently are more likely to be the most literate and the best spellers, because you have to know how to manipulate language. David Crystal badlyevidencefrequently share on social
Ever since the arrival of printing - thought to be the invention of the devil because it would put false opinions into people's minds - people have been arguing that new technology would have disastrous consequences for language. David Crystal arguearrivalconsequence share on social
The story of English spelling is the story of thousands of people - some well-known, most totally unknown - who left a permanent linguistic fingerprint on our orthography. David Crystal englishfingerprintleave Change image and share on social
