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/
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