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Publication Date: 2007-Jan
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Polysemy: A Neglected Concept in Wordplay
Garcia, Michael B.; Geiser, Lynne; McCawley, Corrine; Nilsen, Alleen Pace; Wolterbeek, Elle
English Journal, v96 n3 p51-57 Jan 2007
Four doctoral students and their professor contemplate the value of play in their high school and college classrooms. They discuss their experiences teaching children's books, student illustrations, and excerpts from magazines and newspapers that convey the intricacies of the English language through homonyms, homophones, homographs, and polysemy. (Contains 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Play, Creativity, Language Processing, Figurative Language, Graduate Students, Teacher Attitudes, Humor, Cultural Context, Thinking Skills, Vocabulary Development
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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