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Word Play: What Happens When People Talk
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Vintage Books
Publication date March 1, 1993
Pages 366
Binding Paperback
Edition Reprint
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780679734086
ISBN-10 0679734082
Dimensions 1 by 5.50 by 8 in.
Weight 0.75 lbs.
Original list price $16.95
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Summary
The author views language as complex systems of grammar and human behavior and demonstrates the ways in which they interact through extensive examples (view table of contents)
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Hardcover
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from Random House Inc (January 1, 1974)
9780394486758 | details & prices | List price $16.95
About: The author views language as complex systems of grammar and human behavior and demonstrates the ways in which they interact through extensive examples
Paperback
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Reprint edition from Vintage Books (March 1, 1993)
9780679734086 | details & prices | 366 pages | 5.50 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $16.95
About: The author views language as complex systems of grammar and human behavior and demonstrates the ways in which they interact through extensive examples
Prebinding
Book cover for 9781439505878
 
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (June 26, 2008)
9781439505878 | details & prices | 366 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.84 lbs | List price $23.95
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