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Word Play: What Happens When People Talk [9780679734086]

Author: Peter Farb
Paperback
SKU: 9780679734086
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Format Lightweight and affordable. Perfect for student groups and classrooms, and a versatile option for corporate trainings, team reads, or large-scale events.

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Overview

Why do certain words make us blush or wince? Why do men and women really speak different languages? Why do nursery rhymes in vastly different societies possess similar rhyme and rhythm patterns? What do slang, riddles and puns secretly have in common?

This erudite yet irresistibly readable book examines the game of language: its players, strategies, and hidden rules. Drawing on the most fascinating linguistic studies—and touching on everything from the Marx Brothers to linguistic sexism, from the phenomenon of glossolalia to Apache names for automobile parts—Word Play shows what really happens when people talk, no matter what language they happen to be using.

The book, Word Play: What Happens When People Talk [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9780679734086 in Paperback by Peter Farb may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.

Details

Author:
Peter Farb
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
03/31/1993
ISBN-10:
0679734082
ISBN-13:
9780679734086
Pages:
384
Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

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