Texting has added a new dimension to language use, but its long-term impact is negligible. It is not a disaster.
David Crystal
Language has no independent existence apart from the people who use it. It is not an end in itself; it is a means to an end of understanding who you... →
Ever since the arrival of printing - thought to be the invention of the devil because it would put false opinions into people's minds - people... →
English has been this vacuum cleaner of a language, because of its history meeting up with the Romans and then the Danes, the Vikings and then the... →
At any one time language is a kaleidoscope of styles, genres and dialects.
Anyone interested in language ends up writing about the sociological issues around it.
Language in fiction is made up of equal parts meaning and music. The sentences should have rhythm and cadence, they should engage and delight the... →
Michael Cunningham
My interest is in how meaning is communicated via language, and I believe the shape, positioning, even the color of the language has an effect on... →
Mark Z. Danielewski
I've built my homeland, I've even founded my state - in my language.
Mahmoud Darwish
It is still not enough for language to have clarity and content... it must also have a goal and an imperative. Otherwise from language we descend to... →
Rene Daumal