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"KWADRAT NA MELANŽYK", CZYLI KILKA UWAG O POLSKIEJ "MLODOMOWIE"
SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE LANGUAGE OF MODERN POLISH YOUTH SUBCULTURE

Author(s): Marzena Marczewska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla
Keywords: linguistics; culture; slang; hiphop; the Internet

Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses the impact of both the Internet slang and hip-hop slang on the everyday language used by young Poles. This influence makes the generation gap more and more distinct as young people have created their own “secret code” that allows them to communicate within their closed society. The article presents vocabulary that is typical of hip-hop fans and the Internet users in Poland.

  • Issue Year: 2006
  • Issue No: 10 (15)
  • Page Range: 130-138
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish