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McKenzie, Robert – 1993
This paper states that college radio invokes two ends of a language spectrum -- the clean language authorized for on-air use and the dirty language prohibited from such use, and that the interaction between the two produces "expositional obscenity," a catalytic form of discourse that invites the audience to render a judgment about…
Descriptors: Audience Response, College Students, Court Litigation, Discourse Communities


