3.2.5

Age - Teen Speak

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Age - Teen Speak

In a question on social groups, analysing teen speak (the language of teenagers) is always a safe bet.

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Anna-Brita Stenström (2014)

  • Stenstrom states that there are many features that make-up teen speak. A few of these include:
    • Slang.
    • Conversational overlapping.
    • Shortening of words.
    • Taboo and expletives.
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Sali Tagliamonte

  • Over a number of years of linguistic research, Sali Tagliamonte has produced many theories about how teenagers use language. These include:
    • Teenagers have gained a mastery in a new set of registers.
    • ‘Like’ as a quotative verb is on the increase in anecdotes.
    • Almost a quarter of all adjectives are intensified.
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De Klerk

  • De Klerk states that teenagers have a freedom which allows them to rebel against the linguistic norms to mark themselves as different to others.

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