Um-- slips, stumbles, and verbal blunders, and what they mean : Slips, Stumbles, and Verbal Blunders, and What They Mean / Michael Erard.
Looks at the human propensity for verbal blunders, examining the nature of such verbal errors as slips, bloopers, spoonerisms, and malapropisms and assesses what these blunders mean in terms of the human brain and the use of language.
Record details
- ISBN: 0375423567
- ISBN: 9780375423567
- Physical Description: 287 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Pantheon Books, [2007]
- Copyright: ©2007
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The secrets of Reverend Spooner -- The life and times of the Freudian slip -- Some facts about verbal blunders -- What we, uh, talk about when we talk about "uh" -- A brief history of "um" -- Well spoken -- The birth of bloopers -- Slips in the limelight -- Fun with slips -- President blunder -- The future of verbal blunders.
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- Speech errors.
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- 5 of 5 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | 401.9 ERA (Text) | 36015000684247 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
