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Just A Phrase I'm Going Through: My Life in Language 1st edition
David Crystal
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Just A Phrase I'm Going Through: My Life in Language 1st edition
David Crystal
In what is both an entertaining autobiography and an introduction to the field of linguistics, Professor David Crystal gives his answer to the question 'What happens when you become a liguist?' Surprisingly, the answer he gives is 'Kidnapping, attempted assassination, espionage--'.
4 pages
| Media | Audio Book Audiobook (CD) (Audiobook on CD) |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Released | April 23, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9780415547901 |
| Label | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 4 |
| Dimensions | 142 × 135 × 24 mm · 192 g |
| Language | English |
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