White kids : language, race and styles of youth identity /

In White Kids, Mary Bucholtz investigates how white teenagers use language to display identities based on race and youth culture. Focusing on three youth styles - preppies, hip hop fans, and nerds - Bucholtz shows how white youth use a wealth of linguistic resources, from social labels to slang, fro...

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Main Author: Bucholtz, Mary, 1966-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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