Degree Year
1984
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Anthropology
Advisor(s)
Ronald Casson
Jack Glazier
Keywords
Language, Children, Oberlin, Metaphor, First grade, Figurative, Speech, Play
Abstract
This paper is a study of figurative language and speech play in first grade children. I will describe what types of figurative language the children use and comprehend and discuss the role of figurative language, and specifically metaphor, in speech play. I will emphasize the need to study children's language using anthropological methods as a separate entity from adult language. In this chapter, I will present a survey of the literature concerning children's speech play and figurative language, and then I will provide a brief introduction to my work.
Repository Citation
Weiss-Tisman, Dena, "Figurative Language and Speech Play: A Study of First Grade Children" (1984). Honors Papers. 634.
https://digitalcommons.oberlin.edu/honors/634
