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ERIC Number: EJ259350
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Mar
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"Rat" Talk: The Special Vocabulary of Some Teenagers.
Hyde, James Park
English Journal, v71 n3 p98-101 Mar 1982
Analyzes the special vocabulary of teenagers, with an examination of the various themes running through teen "rat" talk. Suggests that the roots of adolescent alienation are not so deep as the existence of this vocabulary and other elements of their behavior suggest. (RL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Language Styles, Secondary Education, Student Alienation, Student Attitudes, Vocabulary
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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