Following on from the successful David Crystal lectures DVD, The Future of Language, this DVD package includes 6 half-hour lectures which cover the core elements of an Introduction to Language course. There is also a website at www.routledge.com/davidcrystal with a full commentary and additional material.
'A brilliantly accessible introduction to core topics in English language and linguistics. My students loved it.'
David Adger, Queen Mary, University of London, UK
'Entertaining, clear and informative. David Crystal’s lectures demystify and enrich the English language for students of all levels.'
Sylvia Shaw, Middlesex University, UK
'A well-delivered and well-structured bird’s-eye introduction to all areas of the study of language. Crystal’s discussion of issues like dialect and bilingualism will interest many and hopefully promote a rational and reasoned stance towards language.'
Klaus Abels, University College London, UK