Speech Play: Research and Resources for the Study of Linguistic Creativity

by Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett (Editor)

Overview

From riddles to proverbs, from jingles to jokes, from mnemonics to pig Latin to dueling with words, speech play is central to social life in all of its forms. These essays describe a variety of speech play genres, formulate the "rules" for play with language, and discuss the relevance of speech play to current issues in linguistic theory, cognitive development, and the ethnography of speaking.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780812277067
Publisher:	University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
Publication date:	07/29/1976
Series:	Anniversary Collection
Edition description:	Reprint 2016
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Editorial Reviews

"Elucidates the concept and the nature of speech play from several vantage points . . . a welcome contribution to the rapidly growing literature on ethnography of speaking."

American Anthropologist

"Elucidates the concept and the nature of speech play from several vantage points . . . a welcome contribution to the rapidly growing literature on ethnography of speaking."—American Anthropologist

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