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People say that text messaging is a new language and that people are filling texts with abbreviations - but when you actually analyse it, you find they're not.

~David Crystal

Topics: Actually Analyse Filling Find Language Messaging New People People Say Say Text Texts You

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Over the last 50 years or so, we have seen an increasing cultural diversification across the country. Accents are a reflection of society, and as society changes, so accents change.

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Topics: Accents Across Change Changes Country Cultural Diversification Increasing Last Over Reflection Seen Society Years

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In Cardiff, I've heard a number of accent mixes that weren't previously heard before such as Cardiff-Arabic and Cardiff-Hindi. This pattern is repeating itself in many urban communities across the U.K.; people are especially keen to develop a strong sense of local identity.

~David Crystal

Topics: Accent Across Before Communities Develop Heard Identity Itself Keen Local Many Number Pattern People Repeating Sense Strong Strong Sense Urban Were

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Of all the mediums that influence language, I think film is the one that has the most effect. Not so much from the point of view of pronunciation and grammar. I don't think we pick up very many sounds and grammatical instructions from the films we see - but the catchphrases.

~David Crystal

Topics: Effect Film Films Grammar Influence Instructions Language Many Mediums Most Much Pick Point Point Of View See Sounds Think Up Very View I Think

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You don't usually get a compound word where the first part is a slang thing and the second part is a rather ordinary or formal thing - they don't usually mix - but 'gobsmacked' is a perfect exception to that rule.

~David Crystal

Topics: Compound Exception First Formal Get Mix Ordinary Part Perfect Rather Rule Second Slang Thing Where Word You

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English does have a larger vocabulary than other languages because of its history as the primary language of science and its global reach.

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Topics: Because Does English Global History Language Languages Larger Other Primary Reach Science Than Vocabulary

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One notable feature is that English doesn't have much of a system for expressing relative social status.

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Topics: English Expressing Feature Much Notable Relative Social Status System

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Every usage, no matter how bizarre or nonstandard, fascinates me, as it tells me something about the way language is evolving.

~David Crystal

Topics: About Bizarre Every Evolving Fascinates How Language Matter Me Something Tells Usage Way

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It doesn't take a language long to disappear once the spirit to continue with it leaves its community. In fact, the speed of the decline has been one of the main findings of recent linguistic research.

~David Crystal

Topics: Been Community Continue Decline Disappear Fact In Fact Language Leaves Linguistic Long Main Once Recent Research Speed Spirit Take

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A community, once it realises that its language is in danger, can get its act together and introduce measures which can genuinely revitalise. You've seen it happen in Australia with several Aboriginal languages. And it's happening in other countries, too.

~David Crystal

Topics: Aboriginal Act Australia Community Countries Danger Genuinely Get Happen Happening Introduce Language Languages Measures Once Other Other Countries Seen Several Together Too Which You

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Nationality: English

Type: Educator

Born: Unknown

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