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10 - Play

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 September 2022

L. David Ritchie
L. David Ritchie
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Portland State University
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Chapter 10 begins with an overview of previous, mostly telic treatments of play, contrasted with a “for its own sake,” paratelic approach.It discusses juvenile play, then adult play, including the play of animals in the wild.Much of the chapter focuses on language play, and on the function of play in conversation.The discussion throughout emphasizes the intrinsic motivation for play while acknowledging its contributions to individual and group homeostasis.

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Feeling, Thinking, and Talking
How the Embodied Brain Shapes Everyday Communication
 , pp. 207 - 222
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • Play
  • L. David Ritchie, Portland State University
  • Book: Feeling, Thinking, and Talking
  • Online publication: 08 September 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108979566.011
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  • Play
  • L. David Ritchie, Portland State University
  • Book: Feeling, Thinking, and Talking
  • Online publication: 08 September 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108979566.011
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  • Play
  • L. David Ritchie, Portland State University
  • Book: Feeling, Thinking, and Talking
  • Online publication: 08 September 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108979566.011
Available formats
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