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Language Play (Paperback)
by David Crystal (Author), Edward McLachlan (Illustrator)
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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd (27 Aug 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140273859
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140273854
  • Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 13.3 x 1.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 398,261 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Synopsis
This text approaches the subject of how everyone plays with language in an informed but light-hearted way. Beginning by showing how we all use the "hidic" (playful) function of language, the author then investigates why we do and where the impulse to break the rules of language comes from.

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