Sherzer, Joel.

Speech play and verbal art [electronic resource] / by Joel Sherzer. - 1st ed. - Austin : University of Texas Press, 2002. - ix, 186 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-178) and index.

Introduction -- The grammar of play and the play of grammar -- Forms of speech play in context -- From speech play to verbal art -- Contexts for speech play.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Plays on words.
Word games.
Figures of speech.
Joking.
Riddles.


Electronic books.

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