Speech play and verbal art
By: by Joel Sherzer.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
Subjects: Play on words; Word games; Figures of speech; Joking; Riddles
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-178) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The grammar of play and the play of grammar; title: Forms of speech play in context; title: From speech play to verbal art; title: Contexts for speech play.