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Title: Words on Words: Quotations about Language and Languages
Publisher: University of Chicago Press (edition 1)
Publication Date: 2000
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0226122018
ISBN 13: 9780226122014
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1.
Condition: Fair

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From Homer to Robert Burns to Rudyard Kipling, writers from all over the world have put pen to paper on the inexhaustible topic of language. This work has collected nearly 5000 quotations about language, and all its aspects - speaking, reading, writing, translation and verbosity, for example.

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David Crystal writes and lectures on language and linguistics. His recent books include The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language and The Penguin Dictionary of Language. He is honorary professor of linguistics at the University of Wales, Bangor, and a past president of the Society of Indexers. Hilary Crystal practiced for several years as a speech therapist and has worked editorially on various projects, including The Cambridge Encyclopedia.

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