Words on Words: Quotations About Language and Languages - Rilegato

Crystal, David; Crystal, Hilary

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ISBN 10: 0226122018 ISBN 13: 9780226122014

Casa editrice: Univ of Chicago Pr, 2001

Riassunto

From Homer ("winged words") to Robert Burns ("Beware a tongue that's smoothly hung") to Rudyard Kipling ("Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind"), writers from all over the world have put pen to paper on the inexhaustible topic of language. Yet surprisingly, their writings on the subject have never been gathered in a single volume. In Words on Words, David and Hilary Crystal have collected nearly 5,000 quotations about language and all its intriguing aspects: speaking, reading, writing, translation, verbosity, usage, slang, and more. As the stock-in-trade of so many professions--orators, media personalities, writers, and countless others--language's appeal as a subject is extraordinarily relevant and wide-ranging.

The quotations are grouped thematically under 65 different headings, from "The Nature of Language" through the "Language of Politics" to "Quoting and Misquoting." This arrangement enables the reader to explore a topic through a variety of lenses, ancient and modern, domestic and foreign, scientific and casual, ironic and playful. Three thorough indexes--to authors, sources, and key words--provide different entry points into the collection. A valuable resource for professional writers and scholars, Words on Words is for anyone who loves language and all things linguistic.

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Informazioni sull'autore

David Crystal writes and lectures on language and linguistics. His recent books includeThe Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language and The Penguin Dictionary of Language. He is honorary professor of linguistics at the University of Wales, Bangor, and a past president of the Society of Indexers.

Hilary Crystal practiced for several years as a speech therapist and has worked editorially on various projects, includingThe Cambridge Encyclopedia.

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From Homer ("winged words") to Robert Burns ("Beware a tongue that's smoothly hung") to Rudyard Kipling ("Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind"), writers from all over the world have put pen to paper on the inexhaustible topic of language. Yet surprisingly, their writings on the subject have never been gathered in a single volume. InWords on Words, David and Hilary Crystal have collected nearly 5,000 quotations about language and all its intriguing aspects: speaking, reading, writing, translation, verbosity, usage, slang, and more. As the stock-in-trade of so many professions orators, media personalities, writers, and countless others language's appeal as a subject is extraordinarily relevant and wide-ranging.

The quotations are grouped thematically under 65 different headings, from "The Nature of Language" through the "Language of Politics" to "Quoting and Misquoting." This arrangement enables the reader to explore a topic through a variety of lenses, ancient and modern, domestic and foreign, scientific and casual, ironic and playful. Three thorough indexes to authors, sources, and key words provide different entry points into the collection. A valuable resource for professional writers and scholars,Words on Words is for anyone who loves language and all things linguistic.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Univ of Chicago Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0226122018
• ISBN 13: 9780226122014
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 580
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile