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"¿Puras Groserías?": Rethinking the Role of Profanity and Graphic Humor in Latin@ Students' Bilingual Wordplay
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Martínez, Ramón Antonio; Morales, P. Zitlali – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 2014
This article explores the role of profanity and graphic humor in the bilingual wordplay of Latin@ middle school students. We highlight the creativity, skill, and communicative competence embedded in this transgressive wordplay, revealing how these youth employed profanity and graphic humor to index ethnic solidarity and construct bilingual…
Descriptors: Humor, Language Usage, Bilingualism, Self Concept