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Greek adults' verbal play, or, how to train for caution
Journal of modern Greek studies • 10 (1) • Published In 1992 • Pages: 35-56
By: Hirschon, Renee.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this study, Hirschon examines word play between adults and children. She argues that the false stories and promises, lies and threats used by adults in adult-child discourse teach children to suspend belief in verbal utterances. Children learn that there is a disjuncture between words and actions. According to Hirschon, this disjuncture provides a degree of freedom for self-expression and a sense of personal autonomy. It also shows a reluctance to incur obligations. Furthermore such verbal play reinforces 'an existential consciousness of the imperfect nature of phenomenal reality,' which is a central tenet of the Orthodox Christian world-view.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Personality development
- Sociolinguistics
- Family relationships
- Child care
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Greeks
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2003
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Europe
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southeastern Europe
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ; 2002
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1970s
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1970
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Kokkinia, Greece
- NotesAdditional notes
- Renée Hirschon
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 54-56)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 84642094
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Greece