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How long does it take to read Linguistics?

David Crystal

Linguistics by David Crystal takes about 4 hours 54 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 4 hours 54 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1971. 267 pages, about 73,425 words.

10 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 8 hours 10 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 4 hours 54 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 4 minutes

The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

Subjects: Linguistics, Einführung, Linguistik

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