David Crystal talks about the ‘gift of the gab’

Celebrated linguist, writer and broadcaster Professor David Crystal OBE gave the University of Huddersfield’s 2016 Babel Lecture. Watch his interview prior to the lecture in the video.

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Oh. MY. God.!! The cadence, the story, the honesty, the tone, the passion, the mastery is sooooo "in your face" when I listen to this man, WOWWWW

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It always feels good when i listen to this professor.....

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all about confidence lads

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E 40 is naming his new album da gift of gap....

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intriguing...

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Thanks..we got this 👍

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🐐🦋

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Wish I had the gift to bad you dont see too many around sharing it!

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I would love to have lunch with this man.

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Language is diverse its mutual