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9780226122014: Words on Words: Quotations about Language and Languages
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ISBN 10: 0226122018 ISBN 13: 9780226122014
Editorial: University of Chicago Press, 2001

Sinopsis

From Homer to Robert Burns to Rudyard Kipling, writers from all over the world have put pen to paper on the inexhaustible topic of language. This work has collected nearly 5000 quotations about language, and all its aspects - speaking, reading, writing, translation and verbosity, for example.

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David Crystal writes and lectures on language and linguistics. His recent books include The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language and The Penguin Dictionary of Language. He is honorary professor of linguistics at the University of Wales, Bangor, and a past president of the Society of Indexers. Hilary Crystal practiced for several years as a speech therapist and has worked editorially on various projects, including The Cambridge Encyclopedia.

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From Homer ("winged words") to Robert Burns ("Beware a tongue that's smoothly hung") to Rudyard Kipling ("Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind"), writers from all over the world have put pen to paper on the inexhaustible topic of language. Yet surprisingly, their writings on the subject have never been gathered in a single volume. InWords on Words, David and Hilary Crystal have collected nearly 5,000 quotations about language and all its intriguing aspects: speaking, reading, writing, translation, verbosity, usage, slang, and more. As the stock-in-trade of so many professions orators, media personalities, writers, and countless others language's appeal as a subject is extraordinarily relevant and wide-ranging.

The quotations are grouped thematically under 65 different headings, from "The Nature of Language" through the "Language of Politics" to "Quoting and Misquoting." This arrangement enables the reader to explore a topic through a variety of lenses, ancient and modern, domestic and foreign, scientific and casual, ironic and playful. Three thorough indexes to authors, sources, and key words provide different entry points into the collection. A valuable resource for professional writers and scholars,Words on Words is for anyone who loves language and all things linguistic.

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Editorial
University of Chicago Press
Año de publicación
2001
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0226122018
ISBN 13 
9780226122014
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
592
Editor
Crystal David, Crystal Hilary
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