Shady characters : the secret life of punctuation, symbols, & other typographical marks / Keith Houston.
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TextPublisher: New York ; London : Penguin Books, Particular Books, 2013Edition: 1st edDescription: xi, 340 p. ; 22 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781846146473 (hbk.)Subject(s): Punctuation -- History | Signs and symbols -- History | Type and type-founding -- History | Writing -- HistoryDDC classification: 411.09
Contents:
The pilcrow -- The interrobang -- The octothorpe -- The ampersand -- The @ symbol -- The asterisk and dagger -- The hyphen -- The dash -- The manicule -- Quotation marks -- Irony and sarcasm -- Irony in history -- Irony as typeface -- Internet irony.
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKRC Social Science Complex | JKRC Social Science Complex | 411.09 HOU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | PN102795 | BCL3486 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The pilcrow -- The interrobang -- The octothorpe -- The ampersand -- The @ symbol -- The asterisk and dagger -- The hyphen -- The dash -- The manicule -- Quotation marks -- Irony and sarcasm -- Irony in history -- Irony as typeface -- Internet irony.
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