David Crystal
1941
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photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: United Kingdom
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: University College London, St Mary's College
occupation: linguist, writer, sociolinguist
award received: Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales, Fellow of the British Academy, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Linguists, Honorary Fellow of Wolfson College
official website: www.davidcrystal.com
David Crystal, (born 6 July 1941) is a British linguist who works on the linguistics of English language. Crystal studied English at University College London and has lectured at Bangor University and the University of Reading. He was awarded an OBE in 1995 and a Fellowship of the British Academy in 2000. Crystal is a proponent of Internet linguistics and has also been involved in Shakespeare productions, providing guidance on original pronunciation. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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