Story of be Crystal David
Story of be Crystal David It's the most simple, unassuming, innocent-looking verb: to be. As he reveals be's multiple incarnations, David Crystal takes us to the heart of our flexible and changing…
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Story of be Crystal David
It's the most simple, unassuming, innocent-looking verb: to be. As he reveals be's multiple incarnations, David Crystal takes us to the heart of our flexible and changing language. Yet it is jam-packed with more different meanings, forms, and uses than any other English word.
We meet circumstantial be ("how are you?"), numerical be ("two and two is four"), quotative be ("so I was like, 'wow'"), and ludic be ("oh no he isn't!"), and a whole swarm of other meanings. He tells the intriguing story in 26 chapters, each linked to a particular usage. Bringing the ideas to life are a host of examples from sources as varied as Beowulf, Jane Austen, pantomime, Hamlet (of course), and Star Wars, with cartoons from Ed McLachlan and Punch peppered throughout.
Full of fascinating nuggets of information, it is a book to delight
Story of be Crystal David
David Jefferies Story
Making Sense Crystal David
Sounds Appealing - David Crystal
Origin Story - David Christian
David Attenborough: Life Story
Titanic Story Hutchings David