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The Oxford handbook of the word
- Title
- The Oxford handbook of the word / edited by John R. Taylor.
- Publication
- Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | No restrictions | *R-RMRR P128.W67 O94 2015 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 - Reference |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Taylor, John R., 1944-
- Description
- xviii, 864 pages : illustrations, maps; 26 cm
- Summary
- This handbook addresses words in all their multifarious aspects and brings together scholars from every relevant discipline to do so. The many subjects covered include word frequencies; sounds and sound symbolism; the structure of words; taboo words; lexical borrowing; words in dictionaries and thesauri; word origins and change; place and personal names; nicknames; taxonomies; word acquisition and bilingualism; words in the mind; word disorders; and word games, puns, and puzzles; and the lure, magic, and poetry of words.
- Series Statement
- Oxford Handbooks in Linguistics
- Uniform Title
- Oxford handbooks in linguistics.
- Alternative Title
- Handbook of the word
- Word
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Handboeken (vorm)
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 751-851) and indexes.
- Call Number
- P128.W67
- ISBN
- 9780199641604
- 0199641609
- OCLC
- 893409103
- Title
- The Oxford handbook of the word / edited by John R. Taylor.
- Publisher
- Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Oxford Handbooks in LinguisticsOxford handbooks in linguistics.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 751-851) and indexes.
- Added Author
- Taylor, John R., 1944- editor.
- Research Call Number
- *R-RMRR P128.W67 O94 2015