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PDF pending restorationProschan, Frank – 1980
Puppetry has potential for illuminating many aspects of human life. One of these aspects, the system of language and speech, is explored here. An examination of the widespread use of a voice-modifying instrument to provide the puppets' voices demonstrates that traditional puppeteers act both as folk linguists and as folk sociolinguists. The study…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Language Processing, Language Research, Language Usage
