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Tuesday, 14 December 2010

The Stories of English


Talking to an audience at the British Library, Professor David Crystal explores the evolution of the English language, from everyday colloquial English to formal speech, regional dialects and international variants.

Download the podcast from the British Library here.

File size 32 Mb (approx). Talk duration: 1hr 25.
Posted by Canny Linguist at 15:25
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