From riddles to proverbs, from jingles to jokes, from mnemonics to pig Latin to dueling with words, speech play is central to social life in all of its forms. These essays describe a variety of speech play genres, formulate the "rules" for play with language, and discuss the relevance of speech play to current issues in linguistic theory, cognitive development, and the ethnography of speaking.
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From riddles to proverbs, from jingles to jokes, from mnemonics to pig Latin to dueling with words, speech play is central to social life in all of its forms. These essays describe a variety of speech play genres, formulate the "rules" for play with language, and discuss the relevance of speech play to current issues in linguistic theory, cognitive development, and the ethnography of speaking.
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Publisher:
University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection
Published:
1976
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17207436480
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1976
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. A collection of studies that deals with the use of language in the larger universe of human activity where adults and children engage in linguistic creativity and playfulness; it investigates the linguistic and social resources used to produce speech play not only in oral discourse but also in literature; these studies describe a variety of speech play genres, formulate the rules for play with language, and discuss the relevance of speech play to current issues in linguistic theory, cognitive development, and the ethnography of speaking (brown cloth with slight edgewear, dust jacket slightly rubbed with slight edgwear, otherwise a brigt, clean, tight copy)
Publisher:
University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection
Published:
1976
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17235072599
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. First edition. 8vo. Very good plus in very good dustwrapper. Spine ends worn. Dustwrapper spine, edges darkening. Small water drops on dustwrapper spine.
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University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection
Published:
1976
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17970877628
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Fine. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 312 p. Anniversary Collection. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection
Published:
1976
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17970707476
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New. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 312 p. Anniversary Collection. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
