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内容説明
A fascinating and insightful romp through the language we speak every day， by the linguistic expert who -succeeds again and again with clarity， wit and enthusiasm- (New York Times)
In this discursive jaunt through the groves and thickets of the English language， David Crystal creates a mesmerizing and entertaining narrative account of his encounters with the language and its speakers. Woven from personal reflections， historical allusions， and observations of travelers， this fascinating journey through the language we use every day will have readers thinking twice about each word they speak.
Starting in Wales and moving from England to San Francisco by way of， yes， Poland， Crystal encounters numerous linguistic side roads that he cannot resist exploring， from pubs to trains to Tolkien. Walking English captures the seductive， quirky， teasing， tantalizing nature of the language itself-a Bill Bryson-esque exploration of language by our foremost expert on the subject.
From Publishers Weekly
Linguist Crystal (How Language Works) elucidates the serendipitous nature of language study as he meanders from Wales to San Francisco by way of England and Poland， taking every opportunity for linguistic exploration. A somewhat rambling travelogue is paired with Crystal’s idiosyncratic thought processes， and the book is full of descriptive anecdotes culminating in linguistic intrigue. Often something simple such as an impromptu Good morning from a Welsh shepherd is the trigger， in this case prompting the history of the shepherd’s crook of the book’s title. Crystal searches for—and finds—surprising topics in the lush cultures surrounding him， including the etymology of the name of a Welsh town which contains 58 letters (it’s Llanfairpwll for short)， causing him to speculate on why words containing consonants like m， n， l， and r are considered the most beautiful， to discuss the linguistic processes of a wordplayer and to conclude with a version of Hamlet in which every word begins with h. In a conversational style that includes plenty of quirky facts， Crystal captures the exploratory， seductive， teasing， quirky， tantalizing nature of language study， and in doing so illuminates the fascinating world of words in which we live. (May)
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