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Publication details [#23095]

Eckert, Penelope. 1990. Cooperative competition in adolescent 'girl talk'. Discourse Processes 13 (1) : 91–122.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

gender | peer group | social norm | social relationship

Journal WWW

www.erlbaum.com/Journals/Electronic/electronic.htm

Annotation

E. analyzes social constitutive aspects of `girl talk', a gender-specific (female) speech event involving long and detailed personal discussions about people, norms, and beliefs. These aspects are discussed in terms of the negotiation of symbolic capital.