Publication details
Étude contrastive de la circulation des néologismes identitaires pour les jeunes dans l’espace médiatique
| Title in English | Contrastive study on the mass-media circulation of neologic and identitary items for youth |
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| Year of publication | 2010 |
| Type | Chapter of a book |
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| Description | This article proposes a theoretical model and a descriptive methodology to account for verbal exchanges between the media and speakers, based on two examples of new expressions in French youth speak: bolos and faire le buzz. These two neologisms each embody a particular category according to the channel through which they were spread, through peer groups for the first and through organised media for the second. The theory of how new words expressing identity are spread is used to give some insight into the typology of speakers according to their degree of sensitivity and adaptability to innovative expressions. |
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