Title: Words, Words, Words
Published: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Author: David Crystal
Paperback: ISBN: 9780199210770 Pages: 224 Price: U.S. $ 16.95
Abstract:
"Words, Words, Words" is all about the wonder of words. Drawing on a lifetime of experience, David Crystal explores language in all it's wonderful variations. We are guided expertly and passionately through the mysteries and delights of word origins, histories and spellings, regional and social variations, taboo words, jargon and wordplay. This is a celebration of what we say and how we say it. Join David Crystal on this fascinating journey.
Linguistic Field(s):
Historical Linguistics
Sociolinguistics