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Farb, Peter Word Play: What Happens When People Talk Vintage March 31, 1993 0-679-73408-2 / 9780679734086 Paperback Very Good Why do certain words make us blush or wince? Why do men and women really sp eak different languages? Why do nursery rhymes in vastly different societie s possess similar rhyme and rhythm patterns? What do slang, riddles and pun s 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 li nguistic sexism, from the phenomenon of glossolalia to Apache names for aut omobile parts--Word Play shows what really happens when people talk, no mat ter what language they happen to be using. "A captivating, almost entirely unpedantic book...solidly founded in schola rship, love of language, and an unabashed worldliness about play itself."-- Washington Post "Absorbing...so curious, amusing, and enlightening...we almost inadvertently learn a great deal about linguistics. [But] it seems scarcely to matter what we've learned...we've simply had too much fun."--The New York Times Price:
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