The Valley Girl Phenomena Miriam D. Dufer Old Dominion University Language and Culture The Valley Girl Phenomena Miriam D. Dufer Old Dominion University
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Who Do You Believe Influences Language? People the people you surround yourself with Peers, Family Movie Stars/Actors peers peer groups school peers, musicians/singers, movies, television, family-of-origin, regional community up bringing and peers everyone!
Who Do You Believe Influences Language? Environment school and parents and TV School sociocultural influences, education the region you live in, your age, your (pop) cultural surroundings culture everything The Culture
Who Do You Believe Influences Language? Media popular culture influences language media, groups of people with similar interests who invent words or revise them to suit their purposes, individuals trying to express something in a new way Media, Famous music, TV, games, friends, etc Television in general media (TV, movies, magazines, talk shows, videos, cultural icons, celebrities, news media), peers, family, neighborhood, medical/scientific/technical fields (eg. googling, metastasize, global warming)