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The Power of Slang  ,[object Object],[object Object],http://www.pbs.org/speak/words/sezwho/slang/
Slang of American youth ,[object Object],[object Object]
Slang’s popularity ,[object Object]
Symphony in Slang ,[object Object],http://www.metacafe.com/watch/513494/silly_symphony_symphony_in_slang/
Sense of Commonality ,[object Object]
Tribe ,[object Object]
4 Factors ,[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object]
Born in the USA  ,[object Object],[object Object],http://www.pbs.org/speak/words/sezwho/globalslang/
Cool ,  wicked ,  chill ,  dope ,  nerd .  ,[object Object],[object Object]
Exclusive and global ,[object Object],[object Object]
Global code for youth ,[object Object],[object Object]
Flipped out  =  ausgeflippt ,  flippato , and  flippé ,[object Object],[object Object]
American loanwords ,[object Object],[object Object]
Signals social identity ,[object Object]
Slang, and English as a Foreign Language ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Conversational Routines ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
English routines ,[object Object]
[object Object]
Vernacular Spellings ,[object Object]
Vernacular spelling patterns ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Slang, Globalization and English as a Foreign Language ,[object Object]
[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object]
YOU'VE GOT E-MAIL  ,[object Object],[object Object],http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan-june03/email_1-6.html
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