Playing with Words : Humour in the English Language eBook
Playing with Words : Humour in the English LanguagePlaying with Words : Humour in the English Language eBook
- Author: Barry J. Blake
- Published Date: 30 Jan 2008
- Publisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd
- Language: English
- Format: Paperback::192 pages
- ISBN10: 1845533305
- ISBN13: 9781845533304
- Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
- File size: 33 Mb
- Filename: playing-with-words-humour-in-the-english-language.pdf
- Dimension: 156x 234x 10.41mm::235.87g
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