Student Slang from Benin, Nigeria

V.U. Longe

doi:10.1075/eww.20.2.03lon

ISSN 0172-8865
E-ISSN: 1569-9730

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Student Slang from Benin, Nigeria
Author(s): V.U. Longe ¹
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¹ Department of English and Literature, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
Source: English World-Wide, Volume 20, Issue 2, Jan 1999, p. 237 - 249
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/eww.20.2.03lon

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The paper discusses some general properties of slang and presents a selection of slang expressions as used by students from the University of Benin, Nigeria. The terms collected are interpreted in the light of word formation patterns, semantic changes, and other categories.

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