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Peer reviewedGlenn, Phillip J.; Knapp, Mark L. – Communication Quarterly, 1987
Indicates that subjects signalled play through such messages as overt invitations, nonverbal cues, abrupt topic changes, and outrageous or put-on utterances. Determines that the nature of these messages led to different types of episodes: play with, for, or at a partner. Finds that the signalling of play is often incomplete or taken for granted by…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Communication Research, Discourse Analysis
