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- The Miracle of Language - paperback, 9780671028114, Richard Leder
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- Lederer, Richard
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Publisher
Pocket Books
ISBN-10
0671028111
ISBN-13
9780671028114
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778768
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Miracle of Language
Subject
Speech, General, Linguistics / Historical & Comparative, Linguistics / General
Publication Year
1999
Features
Revised
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Language Arts & Disciplines
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Trade Paperback
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0.8 in
Item Weight
9.7 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
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5.5 in
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James J. Kilpatrick Let me commend The Miracle Of Language chiefly for the sheer fun of it, but there's solid stuff to chew on too., Bill Brysonauthor ofThe Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That WayThe Miracle Of Languageis "delightful, witty and hugely absorbing.", James J. KilpatrickLet me commend The Miracle Of Language chiefly for the sheer fun of it, but there's solid stuff to chew on too., Don Hauptman author of Cruel and Unusual Puns A veritable Cook's Tour of the wonderful English language., James J. KilpatrickLet me commendThe Miracle Of Languagechiefly for the sheer fun of it, but there's solid stuff to chew on too., Bill Bryson author ofThe Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That WayThe Miracle Of Languageis "delightful, witty and hugely absorbing.", Don Hauptmanauthor ofCruel and Unusual PunsA veritable Cook's Tour of the wonderful English language., Don Hauptmanauthor of Cruel and Unusual Puns A veritable Cook's Tour of the wonderful English language., Bill Bryson author of The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way The Miracle Of Language is "delightful, witty and hugely absorbing."
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20
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
428
Edition Description
Revised edition
Table Of Content
CONTENTS Introduction I Part I WINGED WORDS The Miracle of Language How Do We Know What We Know? In Praise of English The Case for Short Words English at Play Brave New Words Part II CRACKS IN THE PANE Is English Prejudiced? Words We Need The Department of Redundancy Department One Word Can Change the World Part III THE LOOM OF LITERATURE Literary Wordmakers A Man of Fire-New Words No Harmless Drudges, They The Word Magic of Lewis Carroll The Year of Mark Twain The Hilltop of the Heart The Legacy of T.S. Eliot George Orwell Is Watching You Part IV WRITE ON! Bookmobility A Celebration of Libraries Ya Got Any Good Books Here? What Is Poetry? You Can Be a Poet A Letter Is Forever Part IV A GALLIMAUFRY FOR WORD LOVERS Words About words Index
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Master verbalist Richard Lederer, America's "Wizard of Idiom" (Denver Post), presents a love letter to the most glorious of human achievements... Welcome to Richard Lederer's beguiling celebration of language -- of our ability to utter, write, and receive words. No purists need stop here. Mr. Lederer is no linguistic sheriff organizing posses to hunt down and string up language offenders. Instead, join him "In Praise of English," and discover why the tongue described in Shakespeare's day as "of small reatch" has become the most widely spoken language in history: English never rejects a word because of race, creed, or national origin. Did you know that jukebox comes from Gullah and canoe from Haitian Creole? Many of our greatest writers have invented words and bequeathed new expressions to our eveyday conversations. Can you imagine making up almost ten percent of our written vocabulary? Scholars now know that William Shakespeare did just that He also points out the pitfalls and pratfalls of English. If a man mans a station, what does a woman do? In the "The Department of Redundancy Department," "Is English Prejudiced?" and other essays, Richard Lederer urges us not to abandon that which makes us human: the capacity to distinguish, discriminate, compare, and evaluate., Master verbalist Richard Lederer, America's "Wizard of Idiom" (Denver Post), presents a love letter to the most glorious of human achievements... Welcome to Richard Lederer's beguiling celebration of language -- of our ability to utter, write, and receive words. No purists need stop here. Mr. Lederer is no linguistic sheriff organizing posses to hunt down and string up language offenders. Instead, join him "In Praise of English," and discover why the tongue described in Shakespeare's day as "of small reatch" has become the most widely spoken language in history: English never rejects a word because of race, creed, or national origin. Did you know that jukebox comes from Gullah and canoe from Haitian Creole? Many of our greatest writers have invented words and bequeathed new expressions to our eveyday conversations. Can you imagine making up almost ten percent of our written vocabulary? Scholars now know that William Shakespeare did just that! He also points out the pitfalls and pratfalls of English. If a man mans a station, what does a woman do? In the "The Department of Redundancy Department," "Is English Prejudiced?" and other essays, Richard Lederer urges us not to abandon that which makes us human: the capacity to distinguish, discriminate, compare, and evaluate., Master verbalist Richard Lederer, America's "Wizard of Idiom"(Denver Post),presents a love letter to the most glorious of human achievements... Welcome to Richard Lederer's beguiling celebration of language -- of our ability to utter, write, and receive words. No purists need stop here. Mr. Lederer is no linguistic sheriff organizing posses to hunt down and string up language offenders. Instead, join him "In Praise of English," and discover why the tongue described in Shakespeare's day as "of small reatch" has become the most widely spoken language in history: English never rejects a word because of race, creed, or national origin. Did you know thatjukeboxcomes from Gullah andcanoefrom Haitian Creole? Many of our greatest writers have invented words and bequeathed new expressions to our eveyday conversations. Can you imagine making up almost ten percent of our written vocabulary? Scholars now know that William Shakespeare did just that! He also points out the pitfalls and pratfalls of English. If a man mans a station, what does a woman do? In the "The Department of Redundancy Department," "Is English Prejudiced?" and other essays, Richard Lederer urges us not to abandon that which makes us human: the capacity to distinguish, discriminate, compare, and evaluate.
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