Slang and Sociability: In-Group Language Among College Students (Oxford-Westminster Critical Studies) - Softcover

Eble, Connie

 
9780807845844: Slang and Sociability: In-Group Language Among College Students (Oxford-Westminster Critical Studies)

Synopsis

Slang is often seen as a lesser form of language, one that is simply not as meaningful or important as its 'regular' counterpart. Connie Eble refutes this notion as she reveals the sources, poetry, symbolism, and subtlety of informal slang expressions.

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About the Author

Connie Eble, professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is author of College Slang 101.

From the Back Cover

EBle explores the words and phrases that American college students use casually among themselves. Based on more than 10,000 examples submitted by Eble's students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill over the last twenty years, the book shows that slang is dynamic vocabulary that cannot be dismissed as deviant or marginal.

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