Teenagers AO2

Question 1

Gary Ives Bradford Study

Answer 1

Slang = Large part of teenage vernacular, which isn’t understood by other generations

Bradford study = British-Asian secondary school children codeswitch with English and Punjabi so others can’t understand, especially when use expletives

They also did it to diverge from ‘freshies’ (those who moved to England from Pakistan) as they felt little connection to them

Question 2

Anna-Brita Stenstrom Common Teenage Lang Features

Answer 2

-Taboo
-Slang
-Irregular Turn Taking
-Verbal Duelling
-Overlap

Question 3

Eckert 2003

Answer 3

Slang used to establish youth culture + set apart from older generation

Teen linguistic change common through coinage

Question 4

Jenny Cheshire Reading Study

Answer 4

Group A = No play fighting etc… Used standard lang

Group B = Play fight, weapons etc… Non-Standard lang e.g. ‘ain’t’ to replace isn’t

Question 5

Eckert Jocks and Burnouts