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David Crystal
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British linguist and writer (born 1941)

Also known as: Дэвид Кристал, ديفيد كريستال, 데이비드 크리스털, デイヴィッド・クリスタル, 大卫·克里斯托, Кристал, Дэвид

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Known works

  • English as a global language
  • A Glossary of Netspeak and Textspeak
  • Language and the Internet
  • Internet linguistics
  • The Cambridge encyclopedia of the English language