| Speech Play: Research and Resources for the Study of Linguistic Creativity Reprint 2016 Edition Contributor(s): Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Barbara (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0812277066 ISBN-13: 9780812277067 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1976 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics |
| Dewey: 418 |
| LCCN: 75010129 |
| Series: Conduct and Communication |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.38 lbs) 312 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |