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Is there such a thing as a “youth language”?

Is there such a thing as a “youth language”?

We often associate fashionable expressions or practices like verlan with youth. But isn’t it a misuse of language to evoke a “youthful” speech? Is there really a vocabulary or a use of syntax that would allow us to identify ways of expressing ourselves specific to young people? “Gadjo”, “despee”, “tchop”: these words are associated, in media […] … learn more→