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  Linguistic Features of Slang
.... meaning of the slang expression are inviting members of the outgroups into the culture from which the slang previously had excluded them (Gibbs & Nagaoka, 1985 ....
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Slang and Language The purpose of this research is to examine the
.... In this regard, Gibbs and Nagaoka imply that a major function of slang is to involve the language at large in more esoteric symbolic meanings. ....
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