David Crystal
David Crystal, OBE, FBA, FLSW, FCIL (born 6 July 1941) is a British linguist who works on the linguistics of English language.
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Crystal in 2017 | |
| Born | 6 July 1941 Lisburn, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Spouse | Hilary Crystal |
| Children | Ben Crystal |
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| Fields | Linguistics |
| Website | davidcrystal |
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.
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