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Peer reviewedNilsen, Alleen Pace – Language Arts, 1983
Examines children's progression in the use of humor in language from taking folktales seriously, to using humor for shock, to using humor to alter social environments. (HTH)
Descriptors: Child Language, Elementary Education, Folk Culture, Humor
Download full textGeller, Linda Gibson – 1985
The connections among language learning, language education, and children's wordplay are explored in this book. Each chapter examines some aspect of the interrelations between wordplay activities and the goals of language education. The book is divided into three sections, with the first section exploring wordplay and language learning in the…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Elementary Education, Expressive Language, Humor
