teenspeak Flashcards
1
Q
who are the two linguists that study teenspeak?
A
- sali tagliamonte
- anna-brita stenstrom
2
Q
sali tagliamonte produced many …. about …. teenagers use language
A
sali tagliamonte produced many theories about how teenagers use language
3
Q
what were sali tagliamonte’s 3 theories?
A
- 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
4
Q
what 4 features did stenstrom state that make-up teen speak?
A
- slang
- conversational overlapping
- shortening of words
- taboo and expletives
