The Oxford guide to word games / Tony Augarde.
| Author/creator | Augarde, Tony |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 2nd ed. |
| Publication Info | Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003. |
| Description | ix, 294 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Word games |
| Contents | Riddles -- Enigmas -- Charades -- Acrostics -- Word Squares -- Crosswords -- Scrabble -- Anagrams -- Rebus -- Chronograms -- Palindromes -- Pangrams -- Lipograms and univocalics -- Letter games -- Alphabet games -- Playing with poetry -- Concrete poetry -- Tongue-twisters -- Spoonerisms -- Slips of the tongue -- Lapsus linguae -- Games of Lewis Carroll -- Cumulative games -- Twenty questions and other guessing games -- Homonyms -- Puns - Miscellany. Longest word ; Oulipo ; Pronunciation ; Self-referential words and sentences. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-274) and index. |
| LCCN | 2003270586 |
| ISBN | 0198662645 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GV1507.W8 A84 2003 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |