Youth, slang, and pragmatic expressions: Examples from Brazilian Portuguese

Journal of Sociolinguistics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 322-345

  Roth Gordon, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazilian Portuguese; Pragmatic markers; Pro forms; Slang; Vague language; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250190642     PISSN: 13606441     EISSN: 14679841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9841.2007.00326.x     Document Type: Article

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