What is language?/External Links

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  • I recommend the definition of language provided by the online Encyclopedia Britannica. That entry was written by David Crystal, Honorary Professor of Linguistics, Bangor University, and author of Language Death[1], Language Play, English as a Global Language[2], Making a Point, and many others.Pat Palmer (talk) 12:24, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
  • The Animals Are Talking. What Does It Mean? by Sonia Shah in the New York Times, Sept. 20, 2023. Language was long understood as a human-only affair. New research suggests that isn’t so.

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  1. Language Death (by David Crystal) on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Language-Death-Canto-Classics-Crystal/dp/1107431816/
  2. English as a Global Language (by David Crystal) on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E3UR4LQ/