Away With Words : A Frolic Through the Landscape of Language - Wajnryb Ruth - 2005

328 pages. Multiple copies of this title available. This book is an unread copy. Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. It's usual to think that meaning is contained in words, the way sardines come in tins or milk in bottles. Words are things you can look up in a dictionary. But dictionaries only take you so far. The meaning of language is also found in how it is used: in grammar, in the 'DNA' of the words used, their context (business? social? political? romantic? economic?), the influences that affect changes in the way words are used, even in the way they are delivered. In this brilliant collection, Ruth Wajnryb entertainingly explores, examines and explains why our language works the way it does. Quantity Available: 2. Category: Books for Writers; Language & Linguistics. ISBN: 0733315461. ISBN/EAN: 9780733315466. Inventory No: 10110804. By: Wajnryb Ruth Year: 2005 Visit our website to view thousands more products like this and order online at: