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A book for all seasons
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New York, USA (Wall Street Journal): This article is linguistics professor David Crystal’s reply to the question about which book to take to a desert island. Excerpt: “This is the book that opened my eyes--and the eyes of several generations of English students - to the range, versatility and flexibility of the English language. "The Use of English" originated in a series of BBC talks, and the radio influence is apparent in the friendly tone of the writing and down-to-earth exercises. The book brought home the importance of always linking the study of language to the study of literature.”
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