Q471550
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1941-07-06 ) 6 July 1941 (age 84) , Lisburn , Northern Ireland
- Alma mater
- University College London
- Spouse
- Hilary Crystal
- Children
- Ben Crystal
- Fields
- Linguistics
- Website
- davidcrystal .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Lisburn
- Employer
- Bangor University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- honorary doctorate
- Field of work
- English language
- Official website
- davidcrystal.com
- Image
- David Crystal 2017.jpg
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- Commons category
- David Crystal
- date of birth
- 1941-07-06
- member of
- Learned Society of Wales
- social media followers
- 19017
- name in native language
- David Crystal
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Encyclopedic overview
David Crystal (born 6 July 1941) is a British linguist who studies the English language.
Crystal studied English at University College London and has lectured at Bangor University and the University of Reading. He was awarded an OBE in 1995 and a Fellowship of the British Academy in 2000. Crystal was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Lancaster University in 2013. Crystal is a proponent of Internet linguistics and has also been involved in Shakespeare productions, providing guidance on original pronunciation.
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