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Secret Language.
This book is about language designed to mean what it does not seem to mean. Ciphers and codes conceal messages and protect secrets. Symbol and magic hide meanings to imperil or delight. Languages made to baffle and confuse let insiders talk openly without being understood by those beyond the circle....
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
OUP Oxford,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 On being mysterious; 2 From anagrams to cryptic crosswords; 3 Talking in riddles; 4 Ciphers and codes; 5 Biblical secrets; 6 Words of power; 7 Words to avoid; 8 Jargon, slang, argot, and 'secret languages'; 9 The everyday oblique; 10 Elusive allusions; 11 Finale; Appendix: answers to the problems; Select bibliography; Index.