An overview of the contemporary English language: changes and perspectives –   interview with David Crystal

Welisson Marques

doi:10.14393/DL30-v11n3a2017-30

An overview of the contemporary English language

changes and perspectives – interview with David Crystal

Autores/as

Welisson Marques USP IFTM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14393/DL30-v11n3a2017-30

Palabras clave:

Language, English, Language Change, New English(es)

Resumen

In this unprecedented interview, the English linguist David Crystal outlines the lexical and morphological changes within the English language, particularly in the last decade. In addition, he discusses neologisms incorporated to the English language (British), especially those originating from Brazilian Portuguese. Finally, Crystal talks about the growth of varieties of global English and, also, the phenomenon entitled: "New English(es)".

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Biografía del autor/a

Welisson Marques, USP IFTM

Doutor em Estudos Linguísticos (UFU).
Pós-doutor em Educação / Linguística (USP).

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Publicado

2017-10-01

Número

Vol. 11 Núm. 3 (2017): Número atemático

Sección

Entrevista

Licencia

Domínios de Lingu@gem utiliza la licencia Creative Commons (CC) CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, preservando así la integridad de los artículos en un ambiente de acceso abierto. La revista permite al autor conservar los derechos de publicación sin restricciones.

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MARQUES, Welisson. An overview of the contemporary English language: changes and perspectives – interview with David Crystal. Domínios de Lingu@gem, Uberlândia, v. 11, n. 3, p. 1084–1094, 2017. DOI: 10.14393/DL30-v11n3a2017-30. Disponível em: https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/dominiosdelinguagem/article/view/37518. Acesso em: 9 jun. 2025.