Le trésor des équivoques, antistrophes, ou contrepéteries by Léon Dupré-Carra

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62289.html.images 131 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62289.epub3.images 297 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62289.epub.images 296 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62289.epub.noimages 113 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62289.kf8.images 464 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62289.kindle.images 444 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62289.txt.utf-8 116 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/62289/pg62289-h.zip 238 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Dupré-Carra, Léon, 1843-1920
Title Le trésor des équivoques, antistrophes, ou contrepéteries
Note Reading ease score: 54.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits Produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images
generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale
de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)
Summary "Le trésor des équivoques, antistrophes, ou contrepéteries" by Léon Dupré-Carra is a unique work that combines elements of linguistic humor and study, likely written in the early 20th century. This book dives into the world of "contrepéteries"—a playful manipulation of language where letters or syllables are switched to create humorous and often risqué meanings. It sheds light on the art of these wordplay techniques and their historical relevance, engaging readers with both educational and entertaining content. At the start of the work, the author introduces the concept of "involuntary contrepéteries," which occur when speakers accidentally mix up sounds, leading to comedic blunders. Through a series of vivid examples involving various characters—from a nervous young actor to a prominent lawyer—Dupré-Carra illustrates the potential social embarrassment caused by such slips. He emphasizes the importance of careful language use to avoid these pitfalls and suggests that through attentive observation and practice, individuals can master the nuances of speech to prevent such comedic mishaps. The opening sets a light-hearted yet insightful tone for the exploration of this fascinating linguistic phenomenon. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language French
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject French wit and humor
Category Text
EBook-No. 62289
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 59 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!