The Disappearing Dictionary: A Treasury of Lost English Dialect Words - Paperback

by David Crystal (Author)

A beautiful gift book that collects together brilliantly quirky English dialect words, before they disappear for ever

Author Biography

David Crystal is a writer, editor, lecturer and broadcaster who has published extensively on the history and development of English, including How Language Works, Shakespeare's Words, Spell It Out and The Stories of English. He was 'Master of Original Pronunciation' at Shakespeare's Globe in London for its productions of Romeo and Juliet and Troilus and Cressida in 2004-5, and has since acted as an accent consultant for other such productions worldwide.