FOLKLORE OF THE CHILDREN. ABOUT PLAY, PLAYFULLNESS AND CHILDREN’S GAMES Cover Image

FOLKLORE OF THE CHILDREN. ABOUT PLAY, PLAYFULLNESS AND CHILDREN’S GAMES
FOLKLORE OF THE CHILDREN. ABOUT PLAY, PLAYFULLNESS AND CHILDREN’S GAMES

Author(s): Ionela Carmen Banța
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: children’s folklore; play; playfullness; children’s games;

Summary/Abstract: The children’s folklore represents all artistic creations specific to children and the age of childhood, they form an important and full of significance branch of folk culture. The game is a cultural code, a means of communication, composed of playful signs and strict rules. The presence of a play code is mandatory in any game involving at least two partners. The traditional children’s games maintain the features of the public game, a traditional manifestation in all the world’s cultures, adapting its rules and its way of life to the specificity of the age.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: XIX
  • Page Range: 34-41
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English