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An honorary professor of linguistics at the university of bangor, he lives in holyhead, u. Making sense of grammar by david crystal goodreads. And as for the notion that english has no grammar a claim that is risible to. The english language english language wac clearinghouse. Understanding language with david crystal huffpost uk. David works from his home in holyhead, north wales, as a writer, editor, lecturer, and broadcaster. The glamorous story of english grammar crystal, david on. Making sense, the glamorous story of english grammar ebook by. Rediscover grammar provides the basic explanation, whereas making sense of grammar shows how grammar relates to semantics and pragmatics. Covering in turn the five main dimensions of language structure writing. Prosodic systems and intonation in english david crystal.