The Historical Assault on the Language of the Deaf by Gerald Shea
Gerald Shea – Noam Chomsky, giving a lecture in Chicago in 1965, mistakenly defined language as “a specific sound-to-meaning correspondence.” When asked where…
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‘The Gift of the Gab’ by David Crystal – What makes a good election speech?
With the snap general election announced in Britain, the French election currently in progress, and the extensive coverage of the continuing effects of the US election…
Decoding Chomsky – An Introduction by Chris Knight
Noam Chomsky – founder of modern linguistics and the world’s most prominent political dissident – is the subject of a fascinating new study by…
A Guide to Public Speaking – with David Crystal
To celebrate the publication of his new book The Gift of the Gab, we asked preeminent language specialist and public speaking guru David Crystal to share…
Eloquent, moi? by David Crystal
‘Crystal’s passion for his subject communicates quite brilliantly.’ – Stephen Fry on The Gift of the Gab David Crystal is one of the world’s…
Ludwig Wittgenstein: Language Games
‘Passionate, profound, intense and dominating’, was how Bertrand Russell described the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. If you had found yourself at one of the seminars…
Speaking on Both Sides of the Atlantic
Yale’s Little Histories are a family of books that takes a closer look at some of the most significant events, ideas, discoveries and people throughout…