Research Catalog
Words, words, words
- Title
- Words, words, words / David Crystal.
- Author
- Crystal, David, 1941-
- Publication
- Oxford, England ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | P326 .C79 2006 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- viii, 216 pages; 20 cm
- Summary
- "David Crystal's lifetime passion has been the English language. In Words, Words, Words, he shows us why words matter. He celebrates new words and old words, words that 'snarl' and words that 'purr', beautiful words and taboo words, new Englishes and regional dialects, plain English and gobbledegook, eponyms and aptonyms, spoonerisms and malapropisms, and a host of other written and spoken forms and variations."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Note
- Includes indexes.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Contents
- The universe of words -- The origins of words -- The diversity of words -- The evolution of words -- The enjoyment of words -- Becoming a word detective.
- ISBN
- 0198614446
- 9780198614449
- 9780199210770
- 0199210772
- LCCN
- 2005057702
- 9780198614449
- OCLC
- ocm62225116
- 62225116
- SCSB-8846447
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library