
454. David Crystal Interview (Part 1) Professor of Linguistics
Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson
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The Glamorous Story of English Grammar
Grammar and glamour actually have the same etymological origin. The way people think about grammar traditionally doesn't seem glamorous at all. You've got to ask of every grammatical question, what does it mean? Why did you use that particular construction in there? What effect did you hope to gain by using that adjective? And as soon as you start exploring this kind of thing, you get sucked into the real world of language.
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