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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Henry Holt & Co
Publication date
May 2, 2006
Pages
358
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780805080124
ISBN-10
0805080120
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight
0.90 lbs.
Original list price
$20.00
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The elusive forces of creation at work in human communication are exposed in an investigation into how the destruction and creation in language are intimately entwined and how these processes are continuously in operation, generating new words, structures, and meanings. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
Editions
Hardcover
from Metropolitan Books (June 1, 2005)
9780805079074 | details & prices | 358 pages | 6.25 × 9.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.46 lbs | List price $26.00
About: The elusive forces of creation at work in human communication are exposed in an investigation into how the destruction and creation in language are intimately entwined and how these processes are continuously in operation, generating new words, structures, and meanings.
About: The elusive forces of creation at work in human communication are exposed in an investigation into how the destruction and creation in language are intimately entwined and how these processes are continuously in operation, generating new words, structures, and meanings.
Paperback
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Reprint edition from Henry Holt & Co (May 2, 2006)
9780805080124 | details & prices | 358 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $20.00
About: 'Language is mankind's greatest invention--except, of course, that it was never invented.
About: 'Language is mankind's greatest invention--except, of course, that it was never invented.
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