whichenglish.com interviewed the linguist David Crystal at his home in Holyhead, a small town on the north-eastern tip of Wales best known for being a ferry port for ships to Ireland. The extensive articles are split into several sections that can be read sunsecutively or individually.
David Crystal
Part One
David Crystal: chance beginnings.
David Crystal talks about his early career and how he ended up back in Holyhead.
Part Two
David Crystal: two sides and many different worlds.
David Crystal talks about how he developed an internet search tool "smarter" than google's.
Part Three
David Crystal: authorship and a life spent travelling.
David Crystal
Part Four
David Crystal: the nuts and bolts of the English language.
David Crystal talks about the state of English, about literacy levels and texting, as well as the future of globalised English.
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