The rapid endangerment and death of many minority languages across the world is a matter of widespread concern, not only among linguists and anthropologists but among all concerned with issues of cultural identity in an increasingly globalized culture. By some counts, only 600 of the 6000 or so languages in the world are safe from the threat of extinction. A leading commentator and popular writer on language issues, David Crystal asks the fundamental question, Why is language death so important?, reviews the reasons for the current crisis, and investigates what is being done to reduce its impact.
General background information on language of chemistry, basic concepts, symbols, starting a home laboratory, etc. Over 40 experiments include making a crystal garden, manufacturing oxygen, making a miniature volcano, home soap, toothpaste, etc.
Table of Contents 1. Quantum Physics 2. Elementary Particles 3. The Accelerators 4. Decay of Radioactive Nucleus 5. Atomic Mode 6. The Spectrum 7. The Crystalline 8. Crystal Structure 9. Space Lattice 10. Phase Space 11. Monatomic Linear Crystal 12. The Diodes 13. The Semiconductors 14. Distribution of Energy 15. Energy Band Structure 16. Photoconductive Device 17. Microelectronic Circuits
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English as a Global Language
David Crystal, world authority on the English language, presents a lively and factual account of the rise of English as a global language and explores the whys and wherefores of the history, current status and future potential of English as the international language of communication. English has been lauded as the most successful language ever, with 1,500 million speakers worldwide; but Crystal avoids taking sides and tells the story in a measured but engaging way, backed by facts and figures.
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Crystal - The Encyclopedia of the English Language
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Crystal - The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language
Crystal, an author, lecturer, and BBC broadcaster on language, here approaches English with the same combination of scholarly seriousness and inviting visual presentation that made his Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language so successful.
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