Social and Language Boundaries among Adolescents

Labov, Teresa

doi:10.2307/455845

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“…Accordingly, the results of the present study are consistent with the conventional notion that men use slang more frequently than women (Flexner, 1975;Jespersen, 2013). In addition, they are similar to the findings of Labov (1992) and Trudgill (1974) who have established that men use more slang expressions than women and slang is man's domain. It is crystal clear that Saudi women are lagging behind their men counterparts in the realm of SYS which is a property monopolized by men.…”

Section: Frequency Of Using Sys Between Men and Womensupporting

confidence: 89%

“…The average age of the sample was 19.78 years (SD = 1.61) ranging from 18 to 23. This range of age is believed to be the most active age group in the production and use of slang in a society (Adams 2002;Androutsopoulos, 2000;Elbe 1989Elbe , 1996Elbe , 1998Labov 1992). Moreover, it can represent a complete and clear picture about the youth slang used in Saudi Arabia.…”

Section: The Participantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, she postulates that "slang is strongly connected to social or group identity." In addition, Labov (1992) argues that youth culture is characterized by the use of slang terms through which their identity is displayed. In addition, she argues that youth slang terms can be divided into three categories.…”

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Saudi Youth Slang Innovations: A Sociolinguistic Approach

Gomaa¹

2015

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This study is a sociolinguistic investigation of Saudi youth slang. Contrary to the situation in many countries, where research and projects on youth slang are popular, Saudi Arabia is destitute of systematic records and analysis of this linguistic phenomenon. The study analyzes the social factors influencing it. Besides, it sheds lights on the sources from which Saudi youth acquire new slang expressions and the reasons for using them. Moreover, it discusses the major topics of interest on which Saudi youth slang focuses. The study concludes that age and Saudi youth slang are negatively correlated. That is, the younger a person is, the higher the level of his/her acquaintance of slang. In addition, it shows that men use more slang expressions than women. Furthermore, it indicates that men and women have different interests in terms of Saudi youth slang topics, especially the sexual ones. Some typical examples of current Saudi youth slang are also provided.

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Section: Frequency Of Using Sys Between Men and Womensupporting

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Saudi Youth Slang Innovations: A Sociolinguistic Approach

Gomaa¹

2015

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“…Children's mastery of these forms has implications even beyond their writing skills. Familiarity with certain slang terms (e.g., my bff) can serve to associate a person with a particular peer group, which has a considerable influence on social status (Labov, 1992). In addition, research suggests that children's comprehension of nondecomposable idioms (e.g., win by a landslide) is associated with the development of theory of mind (Caillies & Le Sourn-Bissaoui, 2008).…”

Section: Features Of Authorial Voice In Children's Narrative Writingmentioning

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“Im Gonna Tell You All About It”: Authorial Voice and Conventional Skills in Writing Assessment and Educational Practice

Humphrey

Walton

Davidson

2013

The Journal of Educational Research

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“…Early studies in this regard in particular are based on questionnaires that have revealed lexical terms of the specific semantic fields (Klerk 1997;Labov 1992;Walter 1993). Other studies consider lexical collected material (Banfi / Sobrero 1992 ).…”

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