You're right.  I conflated two thought while drinking coffee.  Pinker's first book The Language Instinct contains the chapter I had in mind,  Crystal is obviously the author of the Cambridge Encyclopedia.  Thinking fast than I type.  Or thinking and not editing.

Herb

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On 2010-03-02, at 10:42 AM, Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar wrote:

> Pinker also has a relevant chapter in his Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, as surprisingly inexpensive reference work every English teacher should have, right next to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary of English Usage.

Isn't that Crystal too?

Best,
Brett

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Brett Reynolds
English Language Centre
Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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