The Future of Language

For the first time, The Routledge David Crystal Lectures bring together three of Professor David Crystal's most popular lectures on the future of language. One of the world's foremost experts on language, and arguably the most accessible and entertaining writer and lecturer on the English language, Crystal delivers these informative and highly enjoyable performance lectures exploring key contemporary language issues within today's social and evolutionary climate: The Future of English, Language Death and Internet Linguistics.
An accompanying book with Crystal's commentary on the lectures is included within the DVD package. This book supplements the lectures with a short overview of the main themes discussed, followed by a more detailed introduction to each topic, a synopsis of all the main points made in each lecture and finally Crystal's reflections on how the three interrelated topics covered here will continue to interact and contribute to the evolution of language.
Special features of the book:

- A cultural and usage commentary explaining and analysing any points of interest

- Further reading and activities for the classroom - easy to follow tasks to get students engaging with language straight away

- An index both for the DVD and the book so users can search for topics of interest

Special features of the DVD include:

- English subtitles

- Commentary points referenced within the accompanying book can be easily accessed on the DVD by entering the relevant timecodes

This is the ideal resource for all English Language and Linguistics University and A-level departments and will be of interest to all students involved in the study of language.