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Publication details [#2064]

Chaika, Elaine. 1980. Jargons and language change. Anthropological Linguistics 22 (2) : 77–96.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

communicative efficiency | jargon | language change | social relationship | social status

Annotation

The rapid development of specialized jargon is attributed to social identification and social bonding of the speakers and to the communicative efficiency of the language.