[PDF.49sh] Word Play: What Happens When People Talk

Word Play: What Happens When People Talk

[PDF.wb18] Word Play: What Happens When People Talk

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 | #861846 in Books |  1993-03-31 |  1993-03-31 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.20 x1.00 x5.40l,.71 | File type: PDF | 384 pages

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||9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.| A primer on linguistics and culture|By Phil (San Diego)|"Word Play" is one of the few books that has stayed in my memory for decades. How many works of nonfiction actually provide useful ideas that you find yourself using on a regular basis? You know how it is, a book may be interesting for the duration of time in which you're reading it but not long after it dissipates from me|From the Inside Flap|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

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 Brot...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Word Play: What Happens When People Talk   |  Peter Farb. Which are the reasons I like to read books. Great story by a great author.

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