ISSN:
0047-4045
Source:
Cambridge Journals Digital Archives
Topics:
Linguistics and Literary Studies
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Sociology
Notes:
A previously unreported Amharic argot, that of a clique of unattached young women in a bar district of Addis Ababa, is described and traced to its source in a schoolboy argot of some dozen years earlier. The argot rules are simple, ingenious, and effective. A brief comparison is made of this argot and others in terms of social setting and uses. (Amharic, argots, Ethiopia, expressive language, language in context, language play, sociolinguistics)
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0047404500009982
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