[PDF] Playing On Words eBook

Author : Shelley Davidow
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 29,53 MB
Release : 2017-09-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1137532548

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Drawing on years of experience of writing, teaching and publishing, this book offers essential tools for writers interested in honing their craft. Whether you're a poet, non-fiction writer, novelist, journalist, student or simply a lover of words, it will take you on an exciting and challenging journey to becoming a sophisticated writer. As in the learning of any true craft or art, first the focus is on specific skills, then on consolidating those skills, which by the end will be innate. Through a variety of exercises and freewriting prompts, Playing with Words will help you develop your writing, trying out new styles and approaches along the way. Use this book in a class, in a group, or alone in a writer's attic.

Author : Dr. John F. Does
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 21,19 MB
Release : 2019-07-03
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1525546899

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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.

Author : David Osmond-Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 27,79 MB
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Music
ISBN : 1351553933

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Luciano Berio's Sinfonia (1968) marked a return by the composer to orchestral writing after a gap of six years. This in-depth study demonstrates the central position the work occupies in Berio's output. David Osmond-Smith discusses the way in which Berio used the Bororo myth described in Levi-Strauss's Le cru et le cuit as a framework for Sinfonia. This is one of many influences in the work, which also include Joyce's 'Sirens' chapter from Ulysses, Beckett's The Unnameable and the scherzo from Mahler's 2nd Symphony. The listener who takes refuge in the score of Sinfonia, argues Osmond-Smith, finds there a maze of allusions to things beyond the score. It is some of those allusions that this book seeks to illuminate.

Author : Sebastian Knospe
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 26,48 MB
Release : 2016-09-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3110465604

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Wordplay involving several linguistic codes represents an important modality of ludic language. It is attested in different epochs, communicative situations, genres, and contexts of use. The translation of wordplay, which is generally seen as a challenging enterprise, illustrates another dimension of crossing linguistic borders in wordplay. The third volume of the series The Dynamics of Wordplay unites contributions from different disciplines which study the creative and playful use of elements from different languages and the transfer of ludic language into other linguistic systems. It sheds light on the multi-dimensionality, special linguistic make-up, and specific interactive potential of wordplay at the interface of different languages and cultures. The individual studies collected in this volume will be of interest to scholars from different scientific fields, such as linguistics and literary studies as well as cultural and media studies.

Author : Willard R. Espy
Publisher : Clarkson Potter Publishers
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 29,19 MB
Release : 1975
Category : English language
ISBN :

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

Author : Margie Golick
Publisher : Pembroke Publishers Limited
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 21,69 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780921217138

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This superb collection of more than 50 word games and activities is designed to help children develop language, reading, spelling, thinking skills, and more. It includes rhyming, alphabet, and grammar games; secret languages; mnemonics; and games to help children discover their own strengths.

Author : Frida Clements
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 42,95 MB
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : 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.

Author : Richard Lederer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 16,45 MB
Release : 2010-05-11
Category : 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.

Author : Melvin Williams, Jr.
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 20,3 MB
Release : 2014-04-09
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1628384476

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This funny and enlightening book is full of riddles, jokes, and clever play on word sentences that will forever make the reader wonder at just how much we can do with the English language. “Play on Words” shows us that no letter, name, or any word for that matter is safe from being punned. With the insight of the author, Melvin Williams, Jr., “Play on Words” can serve as a great way to pass the time alone, or with friends. For some good, clean fun, and for jokes and laughs that will stick with you forever, read “Play on Words”, and open up your mind to a new way of thinking about how we communicate every day!