| Description |
1 online resource (252 pages) |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; PART I; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; PART II; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX |
| Summary |
This book brings together twelve authors who look at the concept of the ""word"" from several different perspectives, inspiring in the reader a sense of wonder - to think of the lowly word, which we toss away in yesterday's newspaper, which we ignore on street signs, which we utter without giving a thought to the consequences of the power carried by the word. Moving from a psycholinguist explanation of the acquisition of language, the volume presents the function of the word in ""bad"" jokes, in .. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
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English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Word (Linguistics) -- Philosophy
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Sociolinguistics.
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Linguistics.x
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sociolinguistics.
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Philosophy of language.
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Literature & literary studies.
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Literary essays.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Etymology.
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Sociolinguistics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781443879903 |
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1443879908 |
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