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The Influence of the King James Bible on the English Language

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Uploaded by on Jul 18, 2011

On 7 July 2011, the British Council invited Professor David Crystal to speak at the English-Speaking Union in London about the influence of the King James Bible on the English language and especially its idioms.

Download the audio of Professor Crystal's lecture on http://www.soundcloud.com/​britishcouncil/​david-crystal-king-james-bible-english

Find more English language materials on our TeachingEnglish site: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/

You can read more about the English-Speaking Union on http://esu.org/

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  • @teatimelud: Sir, I second you. It indeed is a wonderful lecture, excellently delivered and brilliantly put by David Crystal. Thanks for uploading this lecture.

    From Pakistan

  • Not a single appreciative comment on this most sublime lecture ! Not a single one little "thanks britishcouncil" for posting in to youtube ! Well, at long last there's one now. Many thanks britishcouncil ! Pr Crystal is divine at conveying his passion for the English language. Hope he keeps publishing books till' he is 80, considering how quick-minded and well-preserved he is, aged 70.

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