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Peer reviewedMbangwana, Paul – World Englishes, 1991
Examination of a new type of speech developing among students at the University of Yaounde reveals a highly coded usage that cuts outsiders off through the use of highly metaphorical, playful, and hermetic words that come from various sources and are reassigned different or refreshing meanings and the use of colorful expressions, word-blending,…
Descriptors: College Students, Dialects, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
