Word play : what happens when people talk
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Book
Physical Desc
x, 350, xiv pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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"Borzoi book"--Title page verso.
General Note
From the Madeline Kripke Collection of the History of Lexicography.,InU
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-350) and index.
Description
The author views language as complex systems of grammar and human behavior and demonstrates the ways in which they interact through extensive examples, while exploring such questions as why certain words make us blush or wince, why men and women speak differently, why nursery rhymes in vastly different societies possess similar rhyme and rhythm patterns, and what slang, riddles and puns secretly have in common.
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Also issued online.
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commitment to retain,20151208,pda,OTUTLD
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SACFinal081324
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Farb, P., & Kripke, M. (1974). Word play: what happens when people talk (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf; distributed by Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Farb, Peter, 1929-1980 and Madeline, Kripke. 1974. Word Play: What Happens When People Talk. New York: Alfred A. Knopf; distributed by Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Farb, Peter, 1929-1980 and Madeline, Kripke. Word Play: What Happens When People Talk New York: Alfred A. Knopf; distributed by Random House, 1974.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Farb, P. and Kripke, M. (1974). Word play: what happens when people talk. First edn. New York: Alfred A. Knopf; distributed by Random House.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Farb, Peter, and Madeline Kripke. Word Play: What Happens When People Talk First edition., Alfred A. Knopf; distributed by Random House, 1974.
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