Viktória Albert; Judit Szitó: Explaining English Language Mysteries: A Journey through David Crystal’s 50 Questions About English Usage (2021)

Book review

DOI 10.51313/Freeside-2024-08

Being a dynamic system, language has an intrinsic ability to masterfully adapt to diverse cultural, social, and technological influences and challenges. Indeed, the flexibility of English can be traced to its origins where it constantly changed and adapted to meet its speakers’ needs in various contexts. Therefore, the reason David Crystal aspired to write 50 Questions About English Usage is to provide insights into how certain past and modern features of English shape its present usage. The work covers an array of fascinating topics, including vocabulary, grammar, syntax, spelling, punctuation, pronunciation, and even genre, offering an exploration of various aspects of language usage.