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Prostitutes, hoodlums and anarchists - the changing meaning of 'punk'

Medium Periodical Article
Medium - part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Feb2010 (Volume) 47
Medium (Periodical) E Magazine: the A-level English magazine.
Classif 820 EMA
Subject Language
Page 16-18
Authors Cluley, Ray
Contents

The author explores the process of language change through a close study of the work 'punk', from sixteenth century prostitutes to prison bread and the anarchic movement in popular music of the 1970s

Keywords
Language change     Linguistics     Word meanings     Word origins     Words