Oxford Handbook of the Word
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Word Count
240,000 words, Guess
Page Count
960 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL28555849M
- ISBN-139780199641604
- OCLC Control Number928026112
- Library of Congress Control Number2015932159
Classifications
- LCCP128.W67
- LCCP128.W67 O94 2015
Description
This handbook addresses words in all their multifarious aspects and brings together scholars from every relevant discipline to do so. The many subjects covered include word frequencies; sounds and sound symbolism; the structure of words; taboo words; lexical borrowing; words in dictionaries and thesauri; word origins and change; place and personal names; nicknames; taxonomies; word acquisition and bilingualism; words in the mind; word disorders; and word games, puns, and puzzles; and the lure, magic, and poetry of words.
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