@article{1359890,
      recid = {1359890},
      author = {Kelsey, N. G. N. and Alton, Janet E. and Widdowson, J. D.  A.},
      title = {Games, Rhymes, and Wordplay of London Children /},
      pages = {1 online resource (LVI, 835 pages 6 illustrations) :},
      abstract = {This book presents a unique annotated collection of some  2000 playground games, rhymes, and wordplay of London  children. It charts continuity and development in childlore  at a time of major social and cultural change and offers a  detailed snapshot of changes in the traditions and language  of young people. Topics include: starting a game;  counting-out rhymes; games (without songs); singing and  chanting games; clapping, skipping, and ball bouncing  games; school rhymes and parodies; teasing and taunting;  traditional belief and practice; traditional wordplay; and  a concluding miscellany. Recorded mainly in the 1980s by  primary schoolteacher Nigel Kelsey, transcribed verbatim  from the childrens own words, and accompanied by extensive  commentaries and annotation, the book sets a wealth of new  information in the wider historical and contemporary  context of existing studies in Britain, Ireland, and other  parts of the English-speaking world. This valuable new  resource will open new avenues for research and be of  particular interest to folklorists and linguists, as well  as to those working across the full spectrum of social,  cultural, and educational studies. N.G.N. Kelsey worked as  a primary school teacher in London from 1952 until his  retirement in 1982. During this time, he collected examples  of the language and lore of the children under his care.  Janet E. Alton is an independent researcher based at the  Centre for English Traditional Heritage, UK. J.D.A.  Widdowson is Director of the Centre for English Traditional  Heritage, UK.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1359890},
}