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The Great Eskimo Vocabulary Hoax and Other Irreverent Essays on the Study of Language
The Great Eskimo Vocabulary Hoax and Other Irreverent Essays on the Study of Language
Author: Geoffrey K. Pullum
How reliable are all those stories about the number of Eskimo words for snow? How can lamps, flags, and parrots be libelous? How might Star Trek's Commander Spock react to Noam Chomsky's theories of language? These and many other odd questions are typical topics in this collection of essays that present an occasionally zany, often wry, but alway...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226685335
ISBN-10: 0226685330
Publication Date: 7/1/1991
Pages: 246
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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