Mr Wong Tells a Joke in His Fourth-Grade Class: "An

question 6

Multiple Choice

Mr. Wong tells a joke in his fourth-grade class: "An eye doctor fell into the lens- grinding machine and made a spectacle of himself." The humor of the joke rests, of
Course, on the double meaning of the word spectacle. With respect to children's
Language development, such word play is most likely to:

• A) Confuse and frustrate children
• B) Enhance children's metalinguistic awareness
• C) Enhance children's pragmatic development
• D) Enhance children's ability to construct narratives

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