Word Play: What Happens When People Talk
by Farb, Peter
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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CEDAR GROVE, West Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Bantam Books, 1976. Mass Market Paperback. Good. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. spine creasing, edge wear; This erudite yet irresistibly readable examination of the rules and strategies of language deals with such topics as: why certain words make us wince or blush; differences in language between men and women; and the uncanny similarities among nursery rhymes all over the world. "Absorbing . . . curious, amusing, and enlightening".--The New York Times.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Kayleighbug Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 047718
- Title
- Word Play: What Happens When People Talk
- Author
- Farb, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bantam Books
- Date Published
- 1976
- Weight
- 0.50 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Social Sciences;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Kayleighbug Books
Biblio member since 2003
CEDAR GROVE, West Virginia
About Kayleighbug Books
Selling online since 1998.
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