SAC 1 Quotes

Question 0

taboo severity

Answer 0

the more severe the taboo, te longer the chain of replacements

Question 1

Kolhatkar

Answer 1

if you’re called a bloody cunt in Australia, it’s a horrible insult… but if you add ‘sick’ and you call someone a ‘bloody sick cunt’ it’s a wonderful complement’

Question 2

taboo for all

Answer 2

nothing is taboo for all people, under all circumstances, all the time

Question 3

replacement taboos

Answer 3

as some taboos relax, others come to replace them

Question 4

exclusive slang

Answer 4

many do not understand them because they’re not meant to; they’re saying ‘you’re not part of my group’.

Question 5

crystal marking identity

Answer 5

the use of slang is a means of marking social and linguistic identity

Question 6

Sandburg

Answer 6

slang is language which takes off it’s coat, spits on its hands-and goes to work

Question 7

teenagers identity

Answer 7

I am not a child anymore and I’m different from an adult (Dr Rieschild)