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OverviewTo play with language is to break its rules, disrupt its patterns, exploit its weak points. Thus, paradoxically, puns and spoonerisms, neologisms, and slogans reveal and highlight the patterns to which discourse conforms - patterns which reflect the linguistic competence of language speakers. Only those who have linguistics competence can play with it: thus language games and the poetic use of language are underpinned by unconscious use of linguistic analysis. Using Lewis Carroll's Alice as a starting point, Marina Yaguello takes the reader on an unconventional voyage around language, charting the major themes of linguistics on the way. She shows that we can come to an understanding of language in general and of particular languages through exploring the devices of humour, word-games, and poetry devices which reveal the unconscious linguist in all of us. The result is a rigorous introduction to language and linguistics for non-specialists and students alike. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Marina Yaguello , T.A. Le V.Harris , Trevor A.Le V. HarrisPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.50cm Weight: 0.345kg ISBN: 9780198700067ISBN 10: 0198700067 Pages: 182 Publication Date: 08 October 1998 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsThis book is recommended for any student or general reader looking for a short and clear introduction to the subject of linguistics. It examines the main themes and issues, showing how languages are constructed and the rules they obey. Yaguello focuses on devices such as humour, word-games and figures of speech as a means of showing the way in which oral and written communication operates. Highly expert and yet very readable, this is an excellent guide to a fascinating subject. (Kirkus UK) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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