{"product_id":"william-tyndale-and-the-english-david-crystal-9781851246656","title":"William Tyndale and the English Language","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA revelatory examination of William Tyndale's monumental influence on the English language.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Dearly beloved,\" \"say the word,\" \"the powers that be,\" \"for ever and ever.\" Such familiar phrases and many more were set down in print for the first time by William Tyndale. For his groundbreaking English translation of the Bible, he deliberately chose to write in a way that could be understood by the widest possible audience. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the first half of this pioneering exploration of the extraordinary impact Tyndale's writing had on the development of the English language, David Crystal provides an analysis of his prose style, demonstrating its character as a novel genre of \"written speech,\" and bringing to light the remarkable number of cases where Tyndale is the first recorded user of a word or phrase in English. He also draws attention to the hitherto unrecognized role of Tyndale as an early lexicographer. The second half of the book is a linguistic detective story, devising an innovative lexical and grammatical metric to investigate the often-stated claim that eighty per cent of later biblical translations display Tyndale's influence. The result is a fascinating exploration of the work of the Father of the English Bible. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Crystal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1851246657\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781851246656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bodleian Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"David Crystal","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48175763849471,"sku":"9781851246656","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a78fe4c9-2266-4502-b4cd-296a262212fe.jpg?v=1771335754","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/william-tyndale-and-the-english-david-crystal-9781851246656","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}