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A Date with Language(Oxford: Bodleian Library, 2023), viii + 392 pp. 978185124611310.05.2023
A glossary of Netspeak and TextspeakEdinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2004, 197 pp. 0 7486 2119 9; paperback 0 7486 1982 801.01.2004
A life made of words: the poetry and thought of John Bradburne(Holyhead: Crystal Books, July 2017). 978190945925005.09.2017
A little book of language(London: Yale, 2010) 272 pp. 9780300155334; Greek translation (Athens: Patakis, 2011). 9789601640334; Portuguese translation, Pequeno tratado sobre a linguagem humana (Sao Paulo: Editora Saraiva 2012), 268 pp. 9788502146129; German translation, Das kleine Buch der Sprache (Hamburg: Atlantik 2015), 304 pp. 9783455700114; Chinese translation (Taiwan: Rye Field Productions 2016), 318 pp. 9789863444787; 12 chapters selected in N. Okada (ed.), The wonderful world of language (Tokyo: Seibido, 2012), with Japanese notes, 102 pp. 9784791930968; Turkish translation (Istanbul: Alfa, 2018), 351 pp. 9786051717173; Arabic translation, 2019, 399 pp. 9789922601687; Thai translation (Bookscape, 2020), 359 pp. 9786168221334; Korean translation (SOSO, 2020), 438 pp. 9791188941469.04.08.2010
Advanced conversational English (with D. Davy)(London: Longman, 1975), 170 pp. 0 582 55074 2; 0 582 56831 5 (tape); 0 582 79005 0 (cassette); revised for this website in 2019 [see separate entry]01.01.1975
Advanced Conversational English (with D. Davy) [2019 edition]A 2019 revision by David Crystal and Derek Davy of the book first published in 1976 and long out-of-print. The recordings that are part of this book can be heard here.06.16.2019
As they say in ZanzibarLondon: HarperCollins, 2006, 717 pp. 0 00 721202 X; US edition (Oxford) 978 0 19 537450 601.01.2006
Assessing grammar: the languages of LARSP (co-editor)(eds) Martin J Ball, David Crystal & Paul Fletcher (Bristol: Multilingual Matters, 2011), xiii + 318 pp. 978184769638008.08.2011
Begat: the King James Bible and the English language(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010) 327 pp. 9780199585854, (p/b) 2011, 978019969518806.08.2010
By hook or by crook: a journey in search of English(London: HarperCollins, 2006), xiv + 314 pp. 978 0 00 723558 2; p/b (2007) with 14-page PS section, 978 0 00 723557 5; American edition new title:Walking English01.01.2006
Child language, learning and linguistics(London: Edward Arnold, 1976), 106 pp. 0 7131 5890 5; 0 7131 5891 3 Japanese translation, 1980, 1382 260023 5625 Spanish translation, 1981, Lenguaje infantil, aprendizaje y lingüistica (Barcelona: Editorial Médica y Técnica), ix+126 pp. 84 85298 63 203.14.1976
Child language, learning and linguistics(London: Edward Arnold, 1987), 2nd edn v+106 pp. 0 7131 6492 103.14.1987
Clinical linguisticsDisorders of Human Communication 3 (Vienna & New York: Springer, 1981), xii+228 pp. 3 211 81622 4; 0 387 81622 4; paperback edition (London: Arnold), 0 7131 6506 5; paperback edition (London: Whurr), with additional references, xiii+230 pp. 1 870332 65 203.14.1981
Convent (with J.C. Davies)(Holyhead: Holy Island Press, 1989), 130 pp. 0 9513063 1 603.14.1989
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)Heat 0 7131 0381 7; reprinted with Japanese notes in Enjoy Science (Tokyo: Asahi, 1984), no ISBN01.01.1979
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)Light 0 7131 0380 901.01.1979
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)Sound 0 7131 0379 5; reprinted with Japanese notes in Enjoy Science (Tokyo: Asahi, 1984), no ISBN01.01.1979
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)Roads 0 7131 0377 901.01.1979
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Databank series (with J.L. Foster)Railways 01.01.1979
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)Canals 0 7131 0376 001.01.1979
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)Monasteries 0 7131 0395 701.01.1979
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)Manors 0 7131 0394 901.01.1979
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)Castles 0 7131 0393 001.01.1979
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)Money 0 7131 0390 601.01.1979
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)Parliament 0 7131 0391 401.01.1979
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)Newspapers 0 7131 0392 201.01.1979
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)Air 0 7131 0633 609.01.1982
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)Food 0 7131 0631 X09.01.1982
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)Electricity 0 7131 0837 1; reprinted with Japanese notes in Enjoy Science (Tokyo: Asahi, 1984), no ISBN09.01.1983
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)Motorcycles 0 7131 0836 309.01.1984
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)Computers 0 7131 0838 X; reprinted with Japanese notes in Enjoy Science (Tokyo: Asahi, 1984), no ISBN09.01.1984
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)Horses and ponies 0 7131 0839 809.01.1984
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)The Normans 0 7131 0949 109.01.1984
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)The Vikings 0 7131 0947 509.01.1984
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)The Celts 0 7131 0989 009.01.1984
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)The Anglo-Saxons 0 7131 0948 309.01.1984
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)Fishing 0 7131 0946 709.01.1985
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)The Stone Age 0 7131 7300 909.01.1985
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)Volcanoes 0 7131 0632 809.01.1982
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)The Greeks 0 7131 0556 908.01.1981
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)The Romans 0 7131 0554 208.01.1981
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)The Ancient Egyptians 0 7131 0555 008.01.1981
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)Deserts 0 7131 0828 209.01.1983
Databank series (with J.L. Foster)Dinosaurs 0 7131 0829 009.01.1983
Datasearch series (with J.L. Foster)Air and breathing 0 340 52222 401.01.1991
Datasearch series (with J.L. Foster)Light and seeing 0 340 52225 901.01.1991
Datasearch series (with J.L. Foster)Sound and hearing 0 340 52223 201.01.1991
Datasearch series (with J.L. Foster)Heating and cooling 0 340 52224 001.01.1991
David Crystal's 50 questions about English usage(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021), in the series Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers (ed/ Scott Thornbury), 112 pp. 9781108959186.03.04.2021
Directions in applied linguisticsLondon: Academic Press, 1981, vii+179 pp. 0 12 198420 601.01.1981
Discover grammarLondon: Addison Wesley Longman, 1996, 159 pp. 0 582 29435 501.01.1996
English as a global languageCambridge: CUP, 1997, x+150 pp. 0 521 59247 X; Canto edition, 1998, 0 521 62994 2; Russian edition, 2001 (Vesmir), 5 7777 0114 0; Japanese edition with notes, Tokyo: Shohakusha, 2000, 4 88198 492 6; Chinese edition, Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, 2001, 7 5600 2369 X; Cambridge: CUP, 2003, 2nd edition (shown here), xv+212 pp. 0 521 82347 1; paperback edition 0 521 53032 6; Complex Chinese edition, 2007 (Owl Publishing), 978 986 7001 41 2; Canto Classics edn 2012 9781107611801; earlier version published privately as English: the global language (Washington: US English, 1996), x+134 pp. No ISBN01.01.1997
Eric Partridge: in his own words (ed.)London: Deutsch/New York: Macmillan, 1980, 251 pp. 0 233 97300 1; 0 02 528960 801.01.1980
Everyday Shakespeare: Lines for LifeA day-by-day anthology compiled by Ben Crystal and David Crystal, published by Chambers in the UK in May 2023, and in the USA in September. An audio book, with the lead quotes read in modern and original pronunciation is also available in September.05.25.2023
Evolving English: one language, many voices. An illustrated history of the English language(London: British Library, 2010) 159 pp. 978071235099011.08.2010
From international to local English - and back again (co-editor)(eds) Roberta Facchinetti, David Crystal & Barbara Seidlhofer (Bern: Peter Lang, 2010) 268 pp. 978303430011710.08.2010
Grammatical profiles: further languages of LARSP (co-editor)(eds) Martin J Ball, Paul Fletcher and David Crystal (Bristol: Multilingual Matters, 2019), xix + 306 pp. 978178892438207.07.2019
Happenings(Holy Island Press, 2000), 66 pp. 0 9513063 6 703.14.2000
How language works(London: Penguin, 2006, shown here), xii+500 pp. 0 140 51538 0; US edition (Penguin: Avery, 2005), 978 1 58333 291 711.01.2006
Internet linguisticsLondon: Routledge, 2011, 179 pp. 9780415602686; (p/b) 9780415602716; Montenegrin translation, Dejvid Kristal Internetska Lingvistika (Podgorica, 2012), 205 pp. 978994057922703.01.2011
Introducing linguisticsHarmondsworth: Penguin, 1992, 77 pp. 0 14 081017 X01.01.1992
Introduction to language pathology(London: Edward Arnold, 1980) 0 7131 6274 0; 0 7131 6275 9; Spanish translation 1983, Patalogia del lenguaje (Madrid: Cátedra), 272 pp. 84 376 0381 1; (London: Whurr, 1988), 2nd edition, x+229 pp. 1 871381 10 X; Introduction to language pathology (with R Varley) London: Whurr, 1993), 3rd edition, xiv+283 pp. 1 897635 50 8; (London: Whurr, 1998; London: Wiley, from 2005, shown here), 4th edition (with R Varley), xvii+267 pp. 1 86156 071 003.14.1980
Investigating English style (with D. Davy)(London: Longman, 1969), xiv+260 pp. 0 253 33165 X01.01.1969
John Bradburne on love(Holyhead: Holy Island Press, 2009). 978095619730 611.08.2009
John Bradburne´s Mutemwa (with Hilary Crystal)(Holy Island Press / John Bradburne Memorial Society, 2000), 38 pp. 0 9513063 5 910.14.2000
John Bradburne's birds, bees, and beasts (ed.)(Holy Island Press / John Bradburne Memorial Society, 2007), 370 pp. 978 0 9513063 9 003.14.2007
John Bradburne's Book of Days (ed.)(Holy Island Press / John Bradburne Memorial Society, 2004), 370 pp. 0 951 30638 303.14.2004
John Bradburne: songs of the vagabond (ed.)(Holy Island Press / John Bradburne Memorial Society, 1996), xi+84 pp. 0 9513063 4 003.14.1996
Just a phrase I'm going through: my life in language(London and New York: Routledge, 2009), (h/b) 9780415485753; (p/b) 9780415485746; (ebook) 9780203878491; abridged audiobook, 4 CDs, c.5 hrs, 978041554790106.14.2009
Language A to ZLondon: Longman, 1991, 140 pp. 0 582 07565 3; Book 1 integrated with Book 2 and updated, 2013 (Crystal Books Project)01.01.1991
Language A to Z, Teacher's BookLondon: Longman, 1991, vi+185 pp. 0 582 07562 9; updated, 2013 (Crystal Books Project)01.01.1991
Language and the InternetCambridge: CUP, 2001, ix+272 pp. 0 521 80212 1; Spanish translation, 2002, El lenguaje e Internet (Madrid: CUP), 304 pp. 84 8323 256 1; 2nd edn (2006, shown here), ix + 316 pp. 052186859903.01.2001
Language deathCambridge: CUP, 2000, x+198 pp. 0 521 65321 5; Canto edition, 2002 (shown here); Canto Classics edition, 2014, 9781107431812; Spanish translation, 2001, La muerte de las lenguas (Madrid: Cambridge University Press), 218 pp. 84 8323 134 4; Galician translation, 2003, A morte das linguas (Vigo: Editorial Galaxia), 261 pp. 84 8288 622 3; Serbian translation, 2003, Smrt jezika (Belgrade: eke XX Vek), 262 pp. 86 7562 023 3; Lithuanian translation, 2005, Kalbos myrtis (Vilnius: Tyto alba), 204 pp. 9986 16 446 X; Arabic translation 2006 (University of Tabuk); Turkish translation, 2007, Dillerin Katli (Istanbul: Profil Yayincilik), 230 pp.01.01.2000
Language handicap in children(National Council for Special Education), Developing Horizons in Special Education, 1984, Series No 7, 51 pp. No ISBN03.14.1984
Language playHarmondsworth: Penguin, 1998, x+249. 0 14 027385 9; updated e-book edition, 2013 (Crystal Books Project)01.01.1998
Learning global English: a parents' guidebook to accompany the series D-Mind and the Prince (Hong Kong: D-Mind Education Limited), 92 pp. 9789888662999; an introduction that brings together global English, the Internet, and child language acquisition.11.01.2020
Let's Talk: How English Conversation Works(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020, x+206 pp. 9780198850694; to hear the audio recordings of the conversations used in the book, go to the link under Advanced Conversational English (2019 edition)07.09.2020
Linguistic controversies (ed.)London: Edward Arnold, 1982, xiv+257 pp. 0 7131 6349 601.01.1982
Linguistic encounters with language handicap(Oxford: Blackwell, 1984), xi+171 pp. 0 631 13869 2; paperback edition, 1987. 0 631 15493 003.14.1984
Linguistics(Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1985), 2nd edn 276 pp. 0 14 022640 0 Japanese translation, 1988, 4 523 30052 601.01.1985
Linguistics(Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1971), 250 pp. (Revised edition, 1981) 0 14 021332 5; Portuguese translation 1973, A linguística (Lisbon: Dom Quixote), 322 pp. No ISBN; German translation 1975, Einführung in die Linguistik (Stuttgart: Kohlhammer), 232 pp. 3 17 001368 801.01.1971
Linguistics, language and religionLondon: Burns Oates / New York: Hawthorn Books, 1965, 191 pp. No ISBN01.01.1965
Listen to your child(Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1986), 240 pp. 0 14 011015 1; 0 14 046753 X; 2nd edn 2017 (shown here), vii+263 pp. 978014011015903.22.2017
Making a point: the pernickety story of English punctuation(London: Profile Books, 2015), xiii + 378 pp. (h/b) 9781781253502, (p/b) 9781781253519; US edn (New York: St Martin's Press, subtitle: 'the persnickety story of English punctuation'), 9781250060419; e-book 978146686564810.02.2015
Making sense of English usageEdinburgh: Chambers, 1991, xii+127 pp. 0 550 18036 2; China edition 1993, 7 5062 1568 301.01.1991
Making sense of grammarLondon: Pearson Longman, 2004, 400 pp. 0 582 84863 601.01.2004
Making sense: the glamorous story of English grammarLondon: Profile Books, 2017, xvii + 281 pp. (h/b) 9781781256015, (p/b) 9781781256022; New York: Oxford University Press, 2017, 9780190660574; audio book (8 CDs) by Recorded Books (New York, 2017), C0476412.31.2016
Naughty Puckchildren's book for the series D-Mind and the Prince, with illustrations by Katrin Dreiling, characters from William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (Hong Kong: D-Mind Education Limited), 62 pp. 9789888662265.11.01.2020
Nineties knowledge (ed.)(Edinburgh: Chambers/Singapore: Federal Publications, 1992), ix+182 pp. 0 550 17254 8; 981 01 2095 803.14.1992
Oxford Illustrated Shakespeare Dictionary[with Ben Crystal, illustrations by Kate Bellamy] (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015), 352 pp; 978019273750204.02.2015
Pilgrimage(Holyhead: Holy Island Press, 1988), 79 pp. 0 9513063 0 803.14.1988
Pocket facts (ed.)(London: Penguin Reference, 2005), xii+436 pp. 0 141 02111 X03.14.2005
Pocket famous people (ed.)(London: Penguin Reference, 2006), ix+346 pp. 0 141 02717 703.14.2006
Pocket kings and queens (ed.)(London: Penguin Reference, 2006), ix+351 pp. 0 141 02716 903.14.2006
Pocket on this day (ed.)(London: Penguin Reference, 2006), ix+367 pp. 0 141 02715 003.14.2006
Pocket quotations (ed.)(London: Penguin Reference, 2005), vi+304 pp. 0 141 02112 803.14.2005
Profiling grammar: more languages of LARSP (co-editor)(eds) Paul Fletcher, Martin J Ball and David Crystal (Bristol: Multilingual Matters, 2016), xviii + 285 pp. 978178309486801.02.2016
Profiling linguistic disability(London: Edward Arnold, 1982), 218 pp. 0 7131 6354 203.14.1982
Profiling linguistic disability(London: Whurr, 1992; London: Wiley, from 2005), 2nd edition viii+229 pp. 1 870332 93 803.14.1992
Pronouncing ShakespeareCambridge: CUP, 2005, xviii+188 pp. 0521852137; updated pb 2019 (shown here), xviii + 194 pp. 978110846669104.01.2005
Prosodic systems and intonation in English(Cambridge: CUP, 1969), viii+381 pp. 052107387104.07.1969
Rediscover grammarLondon: Longman, 1988, 223 pp. 0 582 00258 3; revised edition (1996), 239 pp. 0 582 00258 3; Thai translation, 1996. 974 512 594 6; Japanese translation, 1992. 4 268 00137 9; Chinese translation, 1995. 962 00 1352 2; 3rd edn (2004, shown here), 254 pp. 0 582 84862 801.01.1988
Shakespeare´s Words: a Glossary and Language Companion (with Ben Crystal)(London: Penguin, 2002), xxviii+650 pp. 0 14 100737 0; US edition by Penguin Putnam, 2002; paperback edition with corrections and additions, 2004, xxviii+650 pp. 0 14 029117 206.01.2002
Sounds appealing: the passionate story of English pronunciation(London: Profile Books, 2018), 296 pp. 978178125609101.08.2018
Spell it out: the singular story of English spelling(London: Profile Books, 2012), vii + 328 pp. (h/b) 9781846685675; (p/b, 2013) 9781846685682; (ebook) 9781847658227; US edn (New York: St Martin's Press, 2012, subtitle 'the curious, enthralling, and extraordinary story of English spelling'), (h/b) 9781250003478; (ebook) 978125002886004.08.2012
Systems of prosodic and paralinguistic features in English (with R. Quirk)(The Hague: Mouton, 1964), x +120 pp. No ISBN04.07.1964
Tales of the Linguistically UnexpectedCrystal Books, 2021, 122 pp. A photographic memoir of surprising linguistic encounters around the globe. Available through Amazon as a paperback or e-book.07.15.2021
That's the Ticket for SoupAn illustrated account of the way Victorians thought about vocabulary, as reflected in the articles and cartoons published in the satirical magazine, Punch.10.01.2020
The big sleep (ed. with D. Strange)(Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1992), Penguin Authentic Texts, ix+244 pp. 0 14 081335 701.01.1992
The Cambridge biographical encyclopedia (ed.)(Cambridge: CUP, 1994), xi+1304 pp. 0 521 43421 1; 2nd edn (1998), xi+1179 pp. 0 521 63099 103.14.1994
The Cambridge concise encyclopedia (ed.)(Cambridge: CUP, 1992), vi+962 pp. 0 521 41614 0; updated edition (1994), viii+965 pp. 0 521 47161 3; 2nd edition (1995), viii+1080 pp. 0 521 55049 103.14.1992
The Cambridge encyclopedia (ed.)(Cambridge: CUP, 1990), ix+1334+maps. 0 521 39528 3; updated edition (1992), ix+1334+maps. 0 521 43176 X; 2nd edition (1994), viii+1347+maps. 0 521 44429; 3rd edn (1997), vi+1303 pp+maps. 0 521 58459 0; 4th edn (2000), vi+1336 pp+maps. 0 521 79099 903.14.1990
The Cambridge encyclopedia of languageCambridge: CUP, 1987, vii+472 pp. 0 521 26438 3; 0 521 42443 7; Guild Publishing edition, 1988, No ISBN; Japanese translation, 1992 (Tokyo: Taishukan), 688 pp. 4 469 01202 5; German translation, 1993, Die Cambridge Enzyklopädie der Sprache (Frankfurt: Campus), ix+478 pp. 3 593 34824 1; student edition 1995, 3 593 35265 6; >Italian translation, 1993, Enciclopedia Cambridge delle scienze del linguaggio (Bologna: Zanichelli), ix+483 pp. 88 08 14078 4; Spanish translation, 1993, Enciclopedia del lenguaje (Madrid: Taurus), xi+475 pp. 84 306 0171 6; Serbo-Croatian translation, 1996, Kembricka enciklopedija jezika (Belgrade: Nolit), vii+474 pp. [Dejvid Kristal], No ISBN; Hungarian translation, 1998, A nyelv enciklopédiája Budapest: Osiris), 606 pp. 963 379 211 8; 2nd edn (1997), vii+480 pp. 0 521 55050 5; paperback, 1998, 0 521 55967 7; 3rd edn (2010, shown here) (h/b) 9780521516983, (p/b) 978052173650301.01.1987
The Cambridge encyclopedia of the English languageCambridge: CUP, 1995, vii+489 pp. 0 521 40179 8; paperback edition, 1997, vii+489 pp. 0 521 59655 6; 2nd edition (2003), vii+499 pp. 0 521 82348 X; paperback edition 0 521 53033 4; 3rd edition (2019, shown here), viii+573 pp. 9781108423595; paperback edition 9781108437738; adaptation of Part 1 as A history of the English language (ed. Kimiyuki Nishide, Tokyo: Seibido, 2000), iv + 216 pp. 4 7919 3608 601.02.2019
The Cambridge factfinder (ed.)(Cambridge: CUP, 1993), xx+841 pp. 0 521 45306 2; revised edition (1994), xx+843 pp. 0 521 47124 9; paperback 0 521 46991 0; 81 85618 56 9; Slovenian translation, 1995, Cambridgeov podatkovnik (Ljubljana: DZS), xxiii+877 pp. 86 341 1386 8; (Cambridge: CUP, 1995), updated edition (1995), xx+843 pp. 0 521 55140 4; paperback 0 521 55892 1; 2nd edn (1997), xx+891 pp. 0 521 56597 9; 3rd edn (1998), xx+891 pp. 0 521 56253 8; 0 521 63770 8; 4th edn (2000), xx+938 pp. 0 521 79435 8

 03.14.1993
The Cambridge paperback encyclopedia (ed.)(Cambridge: CUP, 1993), vi+965 pp. 0 521 43762 8; 2nd edn (1995), viii+1080 pp. 0 521 55968 5; 3rd edn, (1999), viii+1071 pp. 052166800X03.14.1993
The disappearing dictionary: a treasury of lost dialect words(London: Macmillan, 2015), xxiii + 225 pp. 9781447282808; pb (shown here) 978150980176305.02.2015
The encyclopedia codesCrystal Books, 2020. A pseudo-autobiographical novella.07.20.2020
The English languageHarmondsworth: Penguin, 1988, x+288 pp. 0 14 013532 4; 0 14 022730 X; Japanese translation 1989, 4 314 00522 X; Korean translation 1992, no ISBN; Japanese part adaptation, 1990, as The uses of English (Tokyo: Eihosha), 102 pp, no ISBN; Japanese part adaptation, 1990, as The English language (Tokyo: Kirihara Shoten), 107 pp. 4 342 52000 109.01.1988
The English languageLondon: Penguin, 2002, 2nd edition, xii+312 pp. 0 14 100396 001.01.2002
The English languageIn Sphere History of Literature, 10 (ed. with W.F. Bolton; London: Sphere, 1987), ix +362 pp. (Revision of W.F. Bolton, 1975) 0 7221 7977 4; reprinted, 1993 (Harmondsworth: Penguin), 0 14 017760 401.18.1975
The English language: essays by linguists and men of letters, Vol. 2 1858-1964 (ed. with W.F. Bolton)Cambridge: CUP, 1969, xiii+325 pp. 0 521 07325 1; 0 521 09545 X03.01.1969
The English tone of voice: essays in intonation, prosody and paralanguage(London: Edward Arnold, 1975), ix+198 pp. 0713158018; 071315802604.07.1975
The fight for EnglishOxford: OUP, 2006, xi+239 pp. 0 19 920764 X10.01.2006
The gift of the gab: how eloquence works(New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2016), xi + 244 pp. (h/b) 9780300214260, (p/b) 9780300226409; Korean translation, 2016, 979118744494605.21.2016
The grammatical analysis of language disability (with P. Fletcher & M. Garman)(London: Edward Arnold, 1976), vi+234 pp. ( Revised 1977, 1982) 0 7131 5842 5; 0 7131 5843 3; Spanish translation 1983, Analisis gramatical de los trastornos del lenguaje (Barcelona: Editorial Médica y Técnica), xii+300 pp. 084 85298 85 303.14.1976
The grammatical analysis of language disability (with P. Fletcher & M. Garman)(London: Cole & Whurr, 1989), 2nd edition, vi+247 pp. 1 871381 03 703.14.1989
The great Gatsby (ed. with D. Strange)(Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1992), Penguin Authentic Texts, xii+190 pp. 0 14 081334 901.01.1992
The language revolution(Cambridge: Polity Press, 2004), ix+142 pp. (h/b) 0 7456 3312 9; (p/b) 0 7456 3313 7. Spanish translation: La revolución del lenguaje (Madrid: Alianza, 2005), 167 pp. 84 206 4730 6. Basque translation: Hizkuntzaren iraultza (Donostia: Erein, 2007), 156 pp. 978 84 9746 388 103.01.2004
The Lost Letterschildren's book for the series D-Mind and the Prince, with illustrations by Jordon Wray (Hong Kong: D-Mind Education Limited), 40 pp. 9789888662036.11.01.2020
The Memors Glossary: an ELT Resource for Language Learners(Holyhead: Crystal Books, 2014), 173 pp, 978190945916806.07.2014
The new Penguin encyclopedia (ed.)(London: Penguin, 2002), x+1688 pp. 0 141 00917 903.14.2002
The new Penguin factfinder (ed.)(London: Penguin, 2003), xx+938 pp. 0 141 01109 203.14.2003
The Oxford dictionary of original Shakespearean pronunciation(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016), li + 648 pp. 978019966842703.24.2016
The Penguin book of facts (ed.)(London: Penguin, 2004), xx+939 pp. 0 141 01857 703.14.2004
The Penguin concise encyclopedia (ed.)(London: Penguin, 2003), x+1028 pp. 0 141 01110 603.14.2003
The Penguin concise encyclopedia (ed.)(London: Penguin Reference, 2005), x+1045 pp. 0 141 01706 603.14.2005
The Penguin encyclopedia (ed.)(London: Penguin, 2004), 2nd edn. x+1698 pp. 0 140 51543 703.14.2004
The Penguin encyclopedia (ed.)(London: Penguin, 2006), 3rd edn. x + 1488 pp. 014051578X04.08.2006
The Penguin factfinder (ed.)(London: Penguin, 2007); 2nd edn, vii+919 pp. 2005 9780141017051; 3rd edn [shown here] xx + 939 pp. 9780141026220; first edn titled The new Penguin factfiner05.08.2007
The picture of Dorian Gray (ed. with D. Strange)(Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1992), Penguin Authentic Texts, xii+276 pp. 0 14 081333 001.01.1992
The Shakespeare Miscellany (with Ben Crystal)(London: Penguin, 2005), x+214 pp. 0 140 51555 004.01.2005
The stories of English(London: Penguin, 2004), viii+565 pp. 0 713 99752 4; paperback edition 0 141 01593 4. US h/b edition, New York: Overlook Press, 1 58567 601 2; p/b 1 58567 719 1; Chinese simplified characters translation, h/b 2016, The Commercial Press, 978 7 100 11791 3; boxed Folio Society edition, with minor emendations and a new Afterword, 2020, 09.01.2004
The story of Be: a verb's-eye view of the English languageOxford: Oxford University Press, 2017, xiii + 191 pp. 978019879109605.04.2017
The story of English in 100 words(London: Profile, 2011) xxi + 260 pp. 9781846684272; p/b (2012) 9781846684289; p/b (New York: St Martin's Press, Picador edition, 2013) 9781250024206; Japanese translation (2013) 9789867120557; audio book from Audiogo, 8 CDs, 7 hr 55 min. 9781445865195; (Chivers Audiobooks, CCD 2774) 9781445860626; (Sound Library, SLD 2882) 9780792791546; Chinese translation (New Star Press, 2023) 978751335195810.08.2011
The story of Ucheldre(Holyhead: Holy Island Press, 2007), 72 pp. 0 951 30638 306.14.2007
The unbelievable Hamlet discovery(Holyhead: Crystal Books, 2016), 72 pp. 978190945919904.01.2016
The world of languageTokyo: Shohakusha, 2002, iv+142 pp. 4 88198 530 2 (selections from CEL 2nd edition by Hajime Narita)07.01.2002
Think on my words: exploring Shakespeare's languageCambridge: CUP, 2008, xii+254 pp. 978 0 521 87694 0; Canto Classics edn 2012, 978 1 107 61180 102.01.2008
Txting: the gr8 db8Oxford: OUP, 2008, ix + 239 pp. 9780199544905; (p/b) (2009) 9780199571338; Chinese translation (Taipei: Good Morning Press, 2010) 250 pp. 978986661318001.01.2008
Walking English: a journey in search of language(New York: Overlook Press, 2009), US p/b edition with new title for By hook or by crook: a journey in search of English (2007) 978159020263010.08.2009
We are not amused: Victorian views on pronunciation as told in the pages of Punch(Oxford: Bodleian Library Publishing, October 2017). 978185124478210.09.2017
What do YOU call it?with Hilary Crystal; children's book for the series D-Mind and the Prince, with illustrations by Mattia Cerato (Hong Kong: D-Mind Education Limited), 44 pp. 9789888662982; an introduction to British and American English vocabulary.11.01.2020
What is linguistics?London: Edward Arnold, 1968 (shown here), viii + 84 pp. 0 7131 5381 4; 0 7131 5382 2; Japanese edition with notes, 1969 (Tokyo: Shinozaki Shorin), No ISBN; 2nd edn (1969), viii + 88 pp. (Reprinted with amendments, 1971) 0 7131 5482 9; 0 7131 5483 7; Japanese translation (1975), 1382 260012 5625; 3rd edn (1974), viii + 83 pp. 0 7131 5741 0 (Reprinted with amendments, 1977, 1982); Portuguese translation 1981, Que é lingüística? (Rio de Janeiro: Ao Livro Técnico S/A), xii+60 pp. 85 215 0052 1; 4th edn (1985), x + 83 pp. 0 7131 6443 3; Turkish translation, Dilbilim Nedir? (Ankara: Pegem Akademi, 2016) 978 605 318 485 0.01.01.1968
Who cares about English usage?Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1984, 124 pp. 0 14 02.2544 7; 0 14 008315 4; Japanese translation, 1985, no ISBN; Japanese translation, 1986, 4 385 43129 9; updated edition (2000, shown here), 128 pp. 0 14 028951 801.01.1984
Words in time and place: exploring language through the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014), xvi + 288 pp. 978019968047409.20.2014
Words on words: quotations on language and languages (with Hilary Crystal)(Harmondsworth: Penguin, 2000), xi+580 pp. 0 14 029134 2; paperback edition, 2001, 0 14 051418 X; US edition by Chicago University Press, 2000, 0 226 12201 8; e-book edition (Crystal Books Project, 2013)01.01.2000
Words, words, words(Oxford: OUP, 2006), viii+216 pp. 0 19 861444 6; Korean translation, 2010 (Sotong), 978899345433801.01.2006
Wordsmiths and Warriors: the English-Language Tourist's Guide to Britain[with Hilary Crystal], Oxford: Oxford University Press 2013, vii + 424 pp, 9780199668120; p/b edn 2015, 9780198729136; chapter 4 reprinted in Babel 6 (February 2014), 14-17, with interview09.07.2013
Working with LARSP(London: Edward Arnold, 1979), viii+359 pp. 0 7131 6118 303.14.1979
You Say Potato: a Book about Accents[with Ben Crystal] (Macmillan, 2014), 248 pp; (h/b) 9781447249696; (p/b, 2015, shown here) 9781447255468; audio book available10.07.2014