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ERIC Number: EJ517639
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0045-6713
The Special Magic of the Eighties: Shaping Words and Shape-Shifting Words.
Johnston, Rosemary Ross
Children's Literature in Education, v26 n4 p211-17 Dec 1995
States that throughout history, words have been used to signify power, to attribute power, and to disempower. Examines examples of word power in several pieces of children's fiction. Concludes that in the 1980s, children's writers addressed the question of the power of language, and its ability to create worlds within worlds. (PA)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Fiction, Language Role
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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