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02001cam a2200337 a 4500 |
001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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ocm20150288 |
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OCoLC |
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20150618163725.0 |
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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890905s1989 nyua 000 0 eng |
010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
LC control number |
89182592 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
0671689061 |
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International Standard Book Number |
9780671689063 |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
Language of cataloging |
eng |
Transcribing agency |
DLC |
Modifying agency |
BAKER |
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DEBBG |
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BUR |
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
Classification number |
PE1095 |
Item number |
.L37 1989 |
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
428/.00207 |
Edition number |
20 |
084 ## - OTHER CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
HF 101 |
Source of number |
rvk |
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Classification number |
HF 335 |
Source of number |
rvk |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Lederer, Richard, |
Dates associated with a name |
1938- |
9 (RLIN) |
13861 |
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Crazy English : |
Remainder of title |
the ultimate joy ride through our language / |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Pocket Books, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc |
�1989. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
189 pages : |
Other physical details |
illustrations ; |
Dimensions |
22 cm |
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
Formatted contents note |
I: The strange case of the English language. English is a crazy language ; Confusable English ; Good grief! ; Sesquipedalian English -- II: The name is the game. What's your phobia? ; The secrets of "nym" ; Brand-new eponyms ; Janus-faced English ; A hymn to heteronyms -- III: Figuratively speaking. A visit to the language zoo ; You said a mouthful ; Violent English -- IV: Unmechanical English. Foxen in the henhice ; Tense times with verbs ; Spellbound -- V: The sounds of English. Sound and sense ; Beautiful English ; Alliteration strikes the nation ; Rhyme time -- VI: English at play. The play of words ; Anagrammatical English ; Doctor Rotcod's ailihphilia -- VII: The last word about words. The antics of semantics. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
Demonstrates that logic is sometimes absent from the standard deviations in English usage and how language secrets are revealed in winks, allusions, sighs, and giggles. |
530 ## - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM AVAILABLE NOTE |
Additional physical form available note |
Also issued online. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Lexicology. |
9 (RLIN) |
13862 |
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Lexicology |
Form subdivision |
Humor. |
9 (RLIN) |
13863 |
651 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
Geographic name |
Englisch. |
Source of heading or term |
swd |
9 (RLIN) |
13864 |
655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM |
Genre/form data or focus term |
Humor. |
Source of term |
fast |
9 (RLIN) |
13865 |
776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY |
Display text |
Online version: |
Main entry heading |
Lederer, Richard, 1938- |
Title |
Crazy English. |
Place, publisher, and date of publication |
New York : Pocket Books, �1989 |
Record control number |
(OCoLC)645308913 |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
Koha item type |
NF |