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by haiman, john
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- Title talk is cheap - sarcasm, alienation, and the evolution of language
- Author haiman, john
- Binding Hard Cover
- Edition First Edition; F
- Pages 232
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
- Date 1998-03-26
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 829089
- ISBN 9780195115246 / 0195115244
- Weight 1.18 lbs (0.54 kg)
- Dimensions 8.5 x 7.14 x 0.82 in (21.59 x 18.14 x 2.08 cm)
- Reading level 1370
- Library of Congress subjects Language and languages - Philosophy, Semantics
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96040140
- Dewey Decimal Code 401
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