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Language And Adolescent Peer Groups

Stanford University

This article focuses on the use of linguistic resources from the perspective of the creation and maintenance of adolescent groups and categories, and specifically on the use of aspects of verbal style in the creation and maintenance of distinctiveness. It explores the use of a variety of types of linguistic resources, phonological and grammatical variation, lexical innovation, language crossing, and interactive style. It shows how oppositions with which the group defines itself generally also serve as organizing principles within the group, accounting not only for intergroup but for intragroup differences in language use.

Key Words: peer groups • language • adolescence • style • identity

Journal of Language and Social Psychology, Vol. 22, No. 1, 112-118 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0261927X02250063


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