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LEADER: 04090cam 2200577 a 4500
001 ocm43845668
003 OCoLC
005 20200214100048.0
008 000405s2000 ilu b 001 0 eng
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100 1 $aCrystal, David,$d1941-
245 10 $aWords on words :$bquotations about language and languages /$cDavid Crystal and Hilary Crystal.
260 $aChicago :$bUniversity of Chicago Press,$c2000.
300 $axi, 580 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 00 $tLanguage --$tThe Nature of Language: The nature and functions of language --$tLanguage in Thinking and Thought: Thinking and reasoning in relation to speech and language --$tLanguage Myths and Origins: The origins and early history of speech and language --$tBody Language: Facial expressions, gestures, and other forms of non-verbal communication --$tMeaning and Sense: The nature of meaning, definition, sense, and nonsense --$tWords or Deeds: The choice between talk and action, language and living --$tEver-changing Language: Continuity and change in language over time; loan words and neologisms --$tArguing About Usage: Issues of usage and correctness in language --$tThe Language of Youth and Age: Child language, and the changes between youth and old age --$tLanguages --$tLanguage Diversity: The world's languages; language identity, endangerment, maintenance, and death --$tLanguages Observed: The supposed qualities of different languages --$tBilingualism and Multilingualism: Being proficient in more than one language --$tTranslating and Interpreting: The task of translation and interpreting --$tTeaching and Learning: Principles and practices of language teaching and learning --$tForeigner Talk: Impressions of foreign languages; speech by and to foreigners --$tAnalysing Language --$tExposing Language: Terms and techniques for analysing language; linguistics and philology --$tSpeaking: The nature and functions of speech and speaking --$tPronunciation: Speech sounds, vocal organs, and the sound of the voice --$tListening: The nature and functions of listening and hearing.
520 $aA thematically structured dictionary of quotations relating to all aspects of language. Ranging from Wilde to Wordsworth and James Bond to Winnie-the-Pooh, 65 sections bring together wise, witty and whimsical insights from over the years.
650 0 $aLanguage and languages$vQuotations, maxims, etc.
650 6 $aLangage et langues$vCitations, maximes, etc.
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655 4 $aReference sources.
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700 1 $aCrystal, Hilary.
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856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/uchi051/00039221.html
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