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Download full textBartanen, Michael D.; Littlefield, Robert S. – American Journal of Play, 2015
The authors identify competitive speech and debate as a form of play that helped democratize American citizenship for the poor, who used what they learned through the practice to advance their personal social and economic goals. In addition, this competitive activity led to the development of speech communication as an academic discipline and…
Descriptors: Competition, Speech Communication, Debate, Play
