A scholarly but exhilarating examination of why we devote so much time and energy to language games. LANGUAGE PLAY shows how professionals - from comedians and copy writers to theologians - make a career of these games; how young children instinctively display skills which no one ever manages to acquire in a foreign language; and the implications for effective teaching of reading, writing and grammar. LANGUAGE PLAY restores fun to the study of language and demonstrates why language games are an essential element of what makes us human.
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David Crystal is one of the world's foremost authorities on the English language. He is an internationally renowned writer, editor, lecturer and broadcaster and formerly Professor of Linguistics at the University of Reading. He received an OBE in 1995 for services to the study and teaching of the English language. He lives in Holyhead, North Wales.
Previous publications: Linguistics, Who Cares about English Usage?, The English Language and he is the editor of the Cambridge Encyclopedia.
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Paperback. Etat : Very Good. McLachlan, Ed (illustrateur). A scholarly but exhilarating examination of why we devote so much time and energy to language games. LANGUAGE PLAY shows how professionals - from comedians and copy writers to theologians - make a career of these games; how young children instinctively display skills which no one ever manages to acquire in a foreign language; and the implications for effective teaching of reading, writing and grammar. LANGUAGE PLAY restores fun to the study of language and demonstrates why language games are an essential element of what makes us human. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR001751743
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Paperback. Etat : Very Good. McLachlan, Ed (illustrateur). This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. N° de réf. du vendeur 6545-9780140273854
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McLachlan, Ed (illustrateur). Paperback edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright and clean. Physical description; x, 248 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. Subjects; Literary recreations. English language. Plays on words. Sociolinguistics. Word games. 1 Kg. N° de réf. du vendeur 341304
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