Beschreibung
In this wide-ranging collection of essays, Richard Lederer offers readers more of the irrepressible wordplay and linguistic high jinks his fans can't get enough of, along with observations on a life in letters. From an inner-city classroom to a wordy weekend retreat, from centuries-old etymological legacies to the latest in slang, dialects, and fadspeak, these essays transport, inform, and entertain as only Lederer can. The book includes more than 30 chapters, such as A Declaration of Linguistic Independence, Our Uppity English Language, Etymological Snapshots, and Jest for the Pun of It.
Buchdetails
Format
Kindle
Seiten
170 Seiten
Sprache
Englisch
Veröffentlicht
Nov 1, 2012
Verlag
Marion Street Press, LLC
Ausgaben
2 Ausgaben