{"product_id":"counting-out-rhymes-roger-d-abrahams-9780292739765","title":"Counting-Out Rhymes: A Dictionary","description":"\u003cp\u003e Eeny, meeny, figgledy, fig. \u003cbr\u003e Delia, dolia, dominig, \u003cbr\u003e Ozy, pozy doma-nozy, \u003cbr\u003e Tee, tau, tut, \u003cbr\u003e Uggeldy, buggedy, boo! \u003cbr\u003e Out goes you. (no. 129) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e You can stand, \u003cbr\u003e And you can sit, \u003cbr\u003e But, if you play, \u003cbr\u003e You must be it. (no. 577) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Counting-out rhymes are used by children between the ages of six and eleven as a special way of choosing it and beginning play. They may be short and simple (\"O-U-T spells out\/And out goes you\") or relatively long and complicated; they may be composed of ordinary words, arrant nonsense, or a mixture of the two. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Roger D. Abrahams and Lois Rankin have gathered together a definitive compendium of counting-out rhymes in English reported to 1980. These they discovered in over two hundred sources from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including rhymes from England, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. Representative texts are given for 582 separate rhymes, with a comprehensive listing of sources and variants for each one, as well as information on each rhyme's provenience, date, and use. Cross-references are provided for variants whose first lines differ from those of the representative texts. Abrahams's introduction discusses the significance of counting-out rhymes in children's play. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Children's folklore and speech play have attracted increasing attention in recent years. \u003ci\u003eCounting-Out Rhymes\u003c\/i\u003e will be a valuable resource for researchers in this field. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roger D. Abrahams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292739761\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292739765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Roger D. Abrahams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056862687487,"sku":"9780292739765","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_65119d6e-3940-4e17-a853-2f6f2e989cfc.jpg?v=1685043675","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/counting-out-rhymes-roger-d-abrahams-9780292739765","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}