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- Title
Pun Work Helps English Learners Get the Joke.
- Authors
Lems, Kristin
- Abstract
Native speakers of a language learn word play as part of the language acquisition process, but learners of a new language rarely get that opportunity. English has an unusually large number of opportunities for humorous puns, based on the complex system of spellings, pronunciations, and meanings of English words. There are three main categories of English puns, and these are explained and illustrated, along with lesson plans for using puns in classroom with English language learners. Suggested resources are included.
- Subjects
PUNS &; punning; ENGLISH as a foreign language; LIMITED English-proficient students; PLAYS on words; STUDY &; teaching of homonyms; WIT &; humor in education; EDUCATION methodology; EDUCATION
- Publication
Reading Teacher, 2011, Vol 65, Issue 3, p197
- ISSN
0034-0561
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/TRTR.01027