Editing David Crystal (section)

{{short description|British linguist and writer (born 1941)}}
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| name     = David Crystal
| honorific_suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE|FBA|FLSW|FCIL}} 
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| caption    = Crystal in 2017
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| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1941|7|6}}
| birth_place  = [[Lisburn]], Northern Ireland
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| nationality  = British
| field     = [[Linguistics]]
| alma_mater  = [[University College London]]
| spouse(s)   = Hilary Crystal
| children    = [[Ben Crystal]]
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| website    = {{URL|davidcrystal.com}}
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'''David Crystal''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100|OBE|FBA|FLSW|FCIL|commas=on}} (born 6 July 1941) is a British [[linguistics|linguist]] who works on the linguistics of the English language.

Crystal studied English at University College London and has lectured at Bangor University and the University of Reading. He was awarded an OBE in 1995 and a Fellowship of the British Academy in 2000. Crystal was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by [[Lancaster University]] in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last=University |first=Lancaster |title=Honorary Graduates July 2013 {{!}} Lancaster University |url=https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/articles/2013/honorary-graduates-july-2013/ |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=www.lancaster.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref> Crystal is a proponent of Internet linguistics and has also been involved in Shakespeare productions, providing guidance on original pronunciation.