Slang & Sociability

In-group Language Among College Students

• Author(s): Connie C. Eble,
• Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
• Pages: 228
• ISBN_10: 0807845841
  ISBN_13: 9780807845844
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / General , Reference / Word Lists ,

Description:... 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.