Word Play: What Happens When People Talk by Peter Farb

Word Play: What Happens When People Talk

Peter Farb

384 pages first pub 1974 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy challenging informative slow-paced
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Why do certain words make us blush or wince? Why do men and women really speak different languages? Why do nursery rhymes in vastly different societies possess similar rhyme and rhythm patterns? What do slang, riddles and puns secretly have in com...

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