Speech play and verbal art [electronic resource] / by Joel Sherzer.
By: Sherzer, Joel.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc
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Publisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2002Edition: 1st ed.Description: ix, 186 p. ; 23 cm.Subject(s): Plays on words | Word games | Figures of speech | Joking | RiddlesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 401/.41 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-178) and index.
Introduction -- The grammar of play and the play of grammar -- Forms of speech play in context -- From speech play to verbal art -- Contexts for speech play.
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.