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The Play of Words

The Play of Words
Author: Richard Lederer
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2010-05-11
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1439138966

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Learn the origins of popular phrases in the English language through this exciting book of games perfect for language lovers. Do you know the connection between the expression A HARROWING EXPERIENCE and agriculture, between BY AND LARGE and sailing, between GET YOUR GOAT and horses, or between STEAL YOUR THUNDER and show business? You probably have heard the comparisons HAPPY AS A CLAM, SMART AS A WHIP, PLEASED AS PUNCH, DEAD AS A DOORNAIL—but have you ever wondered why a clam should be happy, a whip smart, punch pleased, and a doornail dead? Through the fifty games included in The Play of Words you'll discover the answers to these questions as well as hundreds of other semantic delights that repose in our marvelous English language.


A Play on Words

A Play on Words
Author: Dr. John F. Does
Publisher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2019-07-03
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1525546880

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A Play on Words is a lively, knee-slapping romp through the inherent vagaries of the English language. Readers can let the book drop open at any page and find an invitation to appreciate the absurdities with which real life is packed and to enjoy a giggle from John Does’ clever take on them. Dr. John F. Does is also the author of a series of conversation-starter books for children on a range of sensitive social topics. The Weather’s Shitty, Kitty is an adorable exploration of words. Words are not good or bad. They are just words. But how we use our words can make people feel uncomfortable. Uncle Funky’s a Drunk, Skunk is a warm and loving way to help young children understand the issue of problem drinking by adults. Those Hens are Cliquey, Chickie is a fun, action-packed look at youth cliques and bullying. That Salmon’s not so Dumb, Chum warmly explores dyslexia from the perspectives of children, parents and teachers.


Have a Little Pun

Have a Little Pun
Author: Frida Clements
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2015-08-11
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1452153671

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Artist Frida Clements playfully combines colorfully detailed flora and fauna drawings with funny hand-lettered wordplay in this collection of beautifully illustrated puns. Honey, bee yourself! Gopher it. Don't be koi. Like puns? That's coo, says the pigeon. Hate puns? Birch, please. Bringing a giggle (and sometimes a groan) with each inspired page, this clever ebook makes a lovely and lighthearted gift for fans of witty humor and illustration. Having a bad hare day? Feeling a little antsy? What the hail, just dill with it, and for fox sake, have a little pun.


Crossing Languages to Play with Words

Crossing Languages to Play with Words
Author: Sebastian Knospe
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2016-09-26
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110463474

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Wordplay involving several linguistic codes is an important modality of ludic language. This volume offers a multidisciplinary approach to the topic, discussing examples from different epochs, genres, and communicative situations. The contributions illustrate the multi-dimensionality, linguistic make-up, and the special interactive potential of wordplay across linguistic and cultural boundaries, including the challenging practice of translation.


Let's Play with Words

Let's Play with Words
Author: Irene Babsky
Publisher: Armadillo
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-01-14
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781861472946

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A playbook to build literacy for younger readers, including word recognition, listening and speaking skills, all shown with bright and engaging pictures.


An Almanac of Words at Play

An Almanac of Words at Play
Author: Willard R. Espy
Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers
Total Pages: 392
Release: 1975
Genre: English language
ISBN:

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A January to December "almanac" of verses and wordplay.


Tongue Twisters and Beyond: Words At Play Book

Tongue Twisters and Beyond: Words At Play Book
Author: Karen Gross
Publisher: Shirespress
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2020-07-20
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781605715254

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This word play book, comprised of many different and unusual types of word games including tongue (brain) twisters and spoonerisms, has several key goals. First, this book is intended to provide fun for all who use it, children and adults alike. Operating off the principle, Laugh2Learn, this book enables users to see the many ways in which words can be animated while at home, in school, on car trips, or in doctor's offices. Second, this book can be used by parents and teachers to help children navigate difficult times including school closures and other debilitating events. When other learning is stalled or children can't concentrate well if at all, they can try a tongue twister; it will provide laughter and levity and learning all at once. This right priced book will also animate the trauma responsive strategies of the best selling new adult release, Trauma Doesn't Stop at the School Door (Teachers College Press, 2020). Try it; you and your children/students will like it.


The Play of Words

The Play of Words
Author: Giulia Maria Chesi
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2014-08-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 311033433X

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"The play of words" examines the dynamics of interfamilial violence in the Oresteia. It argues that the key element of the play's discourse about violence is to be found in the inquiry for a definition of Clytemnestra's motherhood. The failure of this research challenges the reader with some open questions: who is Clytemnestra? Where is justice if a mother dies? By reading the play's narrative on interfamilial violence and matricide as a narrative of uncertainties in terms of the role of the mother figure, this book illustrates the complexity of the maternal role of Clytemnestra. It also breaks silence among scholars, who have generally portrayed Clytemnestra as the bad mother who kills the children's father and as the bad wife who betrays her husband.


A Play with Words

A Play with Words
Author: Peter Bloedel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2008
Genre:
ISBN:

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Words at Work and Play

Words at Work and Play
Author: Shirley Brice Heath
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2012-01-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0521841976

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A thirty year study tracking the changes in family life and language development in 300 working-class families from 1981 onwards.