The Language RevolutionISBN: 978-0-7456-3313-8
Paperback
152 pages
March 2004, Polity
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Soelve Ohlander, Moderna Sprak
"An interesting, idea-rich and provoking read."
Linguist List
"This is the first book to deal with the really important
question of “what to do next?” After the rise of
English, the endangerment of minoritized languages the world over
and the web’s tilt toward where the money is, what can we who
treasure diversity as the real human (and humanizing) condition
“do about” the continued and accelerating demise of
scores of languages every month? Crystal is a master of simplifying
(but not oversimplifying) the difficult, as well as of involving
the reader in ideas and efforts that go beyond the status quo and
good intentions. Three cheers for more of the same!'"
Joshua A. Fishman, Yeshiva University, Stanford University
and New York University
"A helpful compact overview of global language trends and their
relationship to one another."
Jean Aitchison, University of Oxford
"Crystal's insight into the current linguistic climate is
valuable, his comment on the revolutionary changes informative and
thorough, and his argument characteristically clear."
Dr. Murari Prasad, Yemen Observer Newspaper