{"product_id":"secret-language-codes-tricks-spies-thieves-and-symbols-9780199691623","title":"Secret Language: Codes, Tricks, Spies, Thieves, and Symbols","description":"This title is about language designed to mean what it does not seem to mean. It explores the history and uses of the slangs and argots of schools and trades such as Polari and the languages of ancient cults.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barry J. Blake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e OUP Oxford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199691623\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarry J. Blake\u003c\/strong\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at La Trobe University. His books include \u003cem\u003ePlaying with Words\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAll About Language\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUP Oxford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45053393961075,"sku":"9780199691623","price":34.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c47acde4-d7b2-4a5b-a568-95dbbc9a90c6.jpg?v=1779969689","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/secret-language-codes-tricks-spies-thieves-and-symbols-9780199691623","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}