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Slang & Sociability

In-group Language Among College Students

by Connie C. Eble ยท 1996

ISBN: 0807845841 9780807845844

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General

Page count: 228

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. <p