03189nam 2200649 a 450 991046342410332120200520144314.01-4696-1057-4(CKB)2670000000324910(EBL)1109671(OCoLC)826853935(SSID)ssj0001101455(PQKBManifestationID)11985915(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001101455(PQKBWorkID)11068812(PQKB)10666154(MiAaPQ)EBC1109671(Au-PeEL)EBL1109671(CaPaEBR)ebr10676063(CaONFJC)MIL929489(EXLCZ)99267000000032491019951026d1996 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSlang & sociability[electronic resource] in-group language among college students /Connie EbleChapel Hill University of North Carolina Pressc19961 online resource (241 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8078-4584-1 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Definition; 2 Form; 3 Meaning; 4 Borrowing and Allusion; 5 Use; 6 Effects; 7 Culture; Appendix 1. The Top Forty in Slang; Appendix 2. Slang Items with at Least One Synonym; Appendix 3. Some American College Slang circa 1900; Select Glossary of Student Slang; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; Notes; Works Cited; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Index of Words, Expressions, and Affixes; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; UVW; X; Y; ZSlang 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. In Slang and Sociability, 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 dismiSlang and sociabilityCollege studentsUnited StatesLanguageCollege studentsUnited StatesSocial life and customsEnglish languageUnited StatesSlangGroup identityUnited StatesAmericanismsElectronic books.College studentsLanguage.College studentsSocial life and customs.English languageSlang.Group identityAmericanisms.427/.973Eble Connie C873058MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463424103321Slang & sociability1948830UNINA