Abstract The writing of 38 9–10-year-old children was used to investigate their use ludic (playful) punctuation in the composition two kinds writing, imaginative narrative and persuasive description. Framed within a consideration language play general, children’s particular, investigation revealed ways which primary children, without being prompted do so, playful order achieve communicative aim...

Considering narration and psychoanalysis as processes of interpreting human experience, a narrative was developed to investigate the collective imaginary about motherhood. It is a fictional story elaborated by the researchers based on their clinical experience with pregnant women. When the interactive narrative reaches a climax, the researcher interrupts the story and invites the participants t...