Words On Words: Quotations About Language And Languages - Hardcover

Crystal, David; Crystal, Hilary

 
9780140291346: Words On Words: Quotations About Language And Languages

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WORDS ON WORDS is a unique dictionary of quotations about language and languages from one of the UK's leading language experts. With its thematic structure relating to all aspects of language, this inspired collection is a delight for anyone with an interest in language. Authors range from Wilde to Wordsworth, Darwin to Dickens, James Bond to Dr Johnson, Plato to Winnie-the-Pooh.

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Professor David Crystal is a linguist, author, broadcaster and leading authority on language. He is the author of many books for Penguin including, in 1998, LANGUAGE PLAY. He is also the editor of THE CAMBRIDGE ENCYCLOPEDIA. He is currently workingon THE PENGUIN SHAKESPEARE GLOSSARY with his son, Ben Crystal.

David Crystal lives in Holyhead with his wife, Hilary.

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ISBN 10:  0226122018 ISBN 13:  9780226122014
Verlag: University of Chicago Press, 2000
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