Language Play in the Narrative Writing of 9-11-Year-Olds
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| Title: | Language Play in the Narrative Writing of 9-11-Year-Olds |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Burrell, Andrew, Beard, Roger |
| Source: | Education 3-13. 2018 46(5):547-562. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Education |
| Descriptors: | Writing (Composition), Language Usage, Imagination, Elementary School Students, Qualitative Research, Writing Instruction, Language Research, Play, Learning Processes, Humor, Standardized Tests, Literacy, School Districts, Foreign Countries, Language Styles, Scores, Writing Evaluation |
| Geographic Terms: | United Kingdom (England) |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03004279.2017.1316511 |
| ISSN: | 0300-4279 |
| Abstract: | There has been little research into 'language play', the manipulation of language for enjoyment, in children's narrative writing. The unprompted language play of 36 children was investigated in their writing of an imaginative story. The sample comprised three attainment sub-groups from a larger repeat-design quantitative study of writing development in the 9-11 age range. A total of 71 stories were further analysed, using qualitative methods derived from the relevant literature. Extensive use of language play was evident, as well as some stylistic differences between the sub-groups. The findings suggest that children's propensity for manipulating the forms, meanings and uses of language might be channelled more explicitly into the teaching and learning of writing. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 23 |
| Entry Date: | 2018 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1179740 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | There has been little research into 'language play', the manipulation of language for enjoyment, in children's narrative writing. The unprompted language play of 36 children was investigated in their writing of an imaginative story. The sample comprised three attainment sub-groups from a larger repeat-design quantitative study of writing development in the 9-11 age range. A total of 71 stories were further analysed, using qualitative methods derived from the relevant literature. Extensive use of language play was evident, as well as some stylistic differences between the sub-groups. The findings suggest that children's propensity for manipulating the forms, meanings and uses of language might be channelled more explicitly into the teaching and learning of writing. |
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| ISSN: | 0300-4279 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03004279.2017.1316511 |
