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Words Words Words (Paperback)

by David Crystal (Author)

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Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: OUP Oxford; New edition edition (26 April 2007)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0199210772
ISBN-13: 978-0199210770
Product Dimensions: 18.6 x 13.4 x 2.2 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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The Independent (Review), May 25, 2007
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David Crystal gives us an enjoyable account of where words came from and what happens to them. (Writing Magazine )

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Book, 6 Jul 2007

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Really interesting with exactly the right amount of detail in all the right places. Words Words Words covers a really broad selection topics within the subject of English Language. It's got loads of interesting, quirky facts and discussion points about English whilst being a good read. David Crystal's passion for the subject shines thorough but it is clearly written, for anyone who speaks English so it's not just for people with a vested interest in this topic. If you speak English, you'll find this really interesting.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A nice intro, but not quite meaty enough for me, 24 Jul 2006

By	W. Pearce (Morecambe) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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To write a book about words which is a page-turner would I suppose be a difficult task. So we can forgive David Crystal the fact this is no page-turner. It is, however, an interesting read. It's a well-laid out and accessible book, and I learnt some interesting facts from it. Personally, I'd have liked more coverage of the history of individual words - though the book does have an interesting chapter on the birth and evolution of words - but this is perhaps beyond the remit of such a book. The book is most suitable for someone who is new to the subject of linguistics (as I am), and would probably be too basic for anyone with any kind of existing knowledge of the field.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An endlessly fascinating read..., 18 Jun 2009

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This was my first read by Professor Crystal, which got me in love with this number 1 expert's linguistic manners and taste to have read by now several of his masterpieces. Words Words Words is an exquisite exploration of words celebrating the fascinating stories, real-life functions and ludic manipulations of words, the way we people - babes and adults, professionals and amateurs, so naturally engage in them, even to obsession. You cannot but be inspired by the author's own appreciation of language and words. The book is a constant academic reference and a creative, metalinguistic, concerned treatment of words...words...words... ready to bewitch everyone.

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