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Crazy English : (Record no. 28471)

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008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 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
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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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
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.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Lexicology
Form subdivision Humor.
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
Holdings
Lost status Collection code Current library Shelving location Full call number Barcode Number Koha item type
  Nonfiction Chamberlin Free Public Library Nonfiction 420.207 LED 34517000146459 NF