LEADER 03189nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910463424103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4696-1057-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000324910 035 $a(EBL)1109671 035 $a(OCoLC)826853935 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001101455 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11985915 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001101455 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11068812 035 $a(PQKB)10666154 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1109671 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1109671 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10676063 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL929489 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000324910 100 $a19951026d1996 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSlang & sociability$b[electronic resource] $ein-group language among college students /$fConnie Eble 210 $aChapel Hill $cUniversity of North Carolina Press$dc1996 215 $a1 online resource (241 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8078-4584-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aCover; 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; U 327 $aVW; X; Y; Z 330 $aSlang 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 dismi 517 3 $aSlang and sociability 606 $aCollege students$zUnited States$xLanguage 606 $aCollege students$zUnited States$xSocial life and customs 606 $aEnglish language$zUnited States$xSlang 606 $aGroup identity$zUnited States 606 $aAmericanisms 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCollege students$xLanguage. 615 0$aCollege students$xSocial life and customs. 615 0$aEnglish language$xSlang. 615 0$aGroup identity 615 0$aAmericanisms. 676 $a427/.973 700 $aEble$b Connie C$0873058 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463424103321 996 $aSlang & sociability$91948830 997 $aUNINA