Games, Rhymes, and Wordplay of London Children

• Main Author: Kelsey, N. G. N. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Alton, Janet E. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Widdowson, J. D. A. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Linguistics.; Historical linguistics.; Youth-Social life and customs.; Slang.; Social groups.; Family.; Childhood.; Adolescence.; Popular Science in Linguistics.; Language History.; Youth Culture.; Slang and Jargon.; Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.; Childhood, Adolescence and Society.

This book presents a unique annotated collection of some 2000 playground games, rhymes, and wordplay of London children. It charts continuity and development in childlore at a time of major social and cultural change and offers a detailed snapshot of changes in the traditions and language of young p...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Part I: Games and Game Rhymes, Chants, and Songs
• Chapter 1. Starting a Game
• Chapter 2. Counting-out Rhymes
• Chapter 3. Games (Without Songs)
• Chapter 4. Singing and Chanting Games
• Chapter 5. Clapping Games
• Chapter 6. Skipping Games
• Chapter 7. Ball Bouncing Games
• Part II: Rhymes, Songs, Beliefs, and Wordplay
• Chapter 8. School Rhymes and Parodies
• Chapter 9. Teasing and Taunting
• Chapter 10. Traditional Belief and Practice
• Chapter 11. Just for Fun
• Chapter 12. Miscellany.