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...