Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ285559
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1983-Sep
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The Boundary between Play and Nonplay in Black Verbal Dueling.
Kochman, Thomas
Language in Society, v12 n3 p329-37 Sep 1983
Proposes to establish the correct Black cultural perspective on the role and function of personal insults in sounding and the boundary between play and nonplay. Considers different cultural consequences that would stem from regarding personal insults to be part of verbal play or not, and shows similarity in the structure and function of accusations and denials. (EKN)
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black Dialects, Discourse Analysis, Language Styles, Verbal Communication
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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