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The site also includes a page about Hilary's writing and a link to Ben's website.<br /> <img alt="" src="../Images/DCsignature.png" style="border-style:solid; border-width:0px; float:right; height:87px; margin:0px; width:150px" /></div> </div> </div></div><div class="contentView"><div class="htmlCont"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <h2>About</h2> <p class="text-left">David works from his home in Holyhead, North Wales, as a writer, editor, lecturer, and broadcaster. Born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland in 1941, he spent his early years in Holyhead. His family moved to Liverpool in 1951, and he received his secondary schooling at St Mary’s College. He read English at University College London (1959-62), specialised in English language studies, did some research there at the Survey of English Usage under Randolph Quirk (1962-3), then joined academic life as a lecturer in linguistics, first at Bangor, then at Reading.<br /> <a href="/GBR/Biography/">Read more</a></p> </div> <div class="col-md-4 col-sm-6"> <h2>Recent books</h2> <p class="linkBlock"><a href="/GBR/Book-Detail?bookId=88">Everyday Shakespeare: Lines for Life (with Ben Crystal)</a><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Encyclopedia-Codes-David-Crystal/dp/1909459275">The Encyclopedia Codes</a><a href="/GBR/Book-Detail/?bookId=79">Let's Talk: How English Conversation Works</a> <a href="/GBR/Book-Detail/?bookId=44"> The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, 3rd edn </a> <a href="/GBR/Book-Detail/?bookId=41">Sounds appealing: the passionate story of English pronunciation</a></p> <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1909459291?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860" target="_blank"><img class="img-fluid" src="/Files/Products/Thumbnails/dc_ctlOSd.jpg" style="height:300px; max-height:300px; width:200px" /></a></div> <div class="col-md-4 col-sm-6"> <h2>See also</h2> <p class="linkBlock"><a href="/GBR/Hilary-Crystal">Hilary Crystal</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=david+crystal&uni=3&search_type=videos" target="_blank">David Crystal on YouTube</a> <a href="/GBR/Events" target="_blank">Events</a></p> <h2>Related websites</h2> <p class="linkBlock"><a href="http://www.johnbradburnepoems.com" target="_blank">www.johnbradburnepoems.com</a> <a href="http://www.lectionaryreadings.co.uk" target="_blank">www.lectionaryreadings.co.uk</a> <a href="https://www.shakespeareswords.com" target="_blank">www.shakespeareswords.com</a> <a href="http://www.bencrystal.com" target="_blank">www.bencrystal.com</a> <a href="http://www.originalpronunciation.com" target="_blank">www.originalpronunciation.com</a></p> </div> </div> </div></div><div class="contentView"><div class="htmlCont"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12"> <h2>The Crystal Books Project</h2> <p>Of the 100+ books listed on this site, many are now out-of-print. I often get emails from people trying to track down a copy. The emergence of e-books as a genre now offers a new opportunity to make out-of-print books available once again in various formats. The project also includes books of ours that fall outside the remit of conventional trade publishing.</p> <h2 style="font-style:italic;"><strong>New</strong></h2> <p><strong><span style="font-size:1rem">Ben and David Crystal </span><em style="font-size:1rem">Everyday Shakespeare: Lines for Life</em><span style="font-size:1rem">,</span></strong><span style="font-size:1rem"> was published by Chambers in May, and in the USA in  September. An audio book is also now available. Further information about the book can be found at www.everyday-shakespeare.com/</span><br /> <br /> <strong><em>A Date with Language,</em></strong> was published by the Bodleian Press in September 2023. And the 7th edition of the <strong><em>Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics</em></strong>, co-edited with Alan Yu, was published in October 2023.<br /> <br /> As of 2022, HIlary's books are now available in print and e-book formats. See her page for details.</p> </div> </div> </div></div><div class="contentView"><div class="htmlCont"><h2>Book signings</h2>  I'm no longer giving public talks, other than events related to the above publications, so opportunities to have a book signed are now very limited. However, if you'd like a signed copy, there are two ways to arrange this: <ul> <li>You can send an email request for books using the above link and, if we have them, we'll send you a quote in the form of an e-invoice for the cost of the book(s), plus postage. The books will be sent on receipt of payment. We normally send books by second-class post, so you'll need to let us know if you want a faster or tracked delivery. Please include the name of the recipient, the delivery address, and tell us if the book is for a special occasion (birthday, leaving present, etc).</li> <li>You can buy the book yourself and send it to my home address (14 Gors Avenue, Holyhead, LL65 1PB, UK) together with a stamped addressed envelope for its return. <strong>If you live outside the UK</strong>, this is the only method available.</li> </ul> <br /> <em>                                                                                                             This website © 2020 David Crystal.</em></div></div></div> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ theForm.oldSubmit = theForm.submit; theForm.submit = WebForm_SaveScrollPositionSubmit; theForm.oldOnSubmit = theForm.onsubmit; theForm.onsubmit = WebForm_SaveScrollPositionOnSubmit; //]]> </script> </form> </body> </html>

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