How slang spreads...
2,218 views · Published 17 February 2012 · 3:50 · Indexed 21 October 2026
Channel: Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press) · 2012 · Education
Julie Coleman, author of 'The Life of Slang', explains why technology has affected how slang migrates from 'in-group' to mainstream usage.
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