Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ522945
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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The Lingo of the "Pintos."
Cardozo-Freeman, Inez
Bilingual Review/Revista Bilingue, v20 n1 p3-21 Jan-Apr 1995
Examines the language of the underworld, a language that includes slang spoken in prisons. This language functions not so much as a secret code whose primary purpose is to deceive but as a means by which members share an identity. Such speech fosters group solidarity, mutual recognition, prestige, and a sense of exclusiveness. (25 references) (CK)
Descriptors: English, Language Attitudes, Language Patterns, Language Usage, Prisoners, Self Concept, Sociolinguistics, Spanish
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Mexico
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