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Chucked a Benny? investigating campus slang

Medium Periodical Article
Medium - part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Dec2007 (Volume) 38
Medium (Periodical) E Magazine: the A-level English magazine.
Classif 820 EMA
Subject Language
Page 61-64
Authors Thorne, Tony
Contents

Tony Thorne is an expert on slang. Here he looks specifically at the words being used by university students and explores why campuses are a 'breeding ground' for new language.

Keywords
English language     Language change     Regional accents     Slang     Words