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Korovkin, Michael A. – Language in Society, 1987
Reports on the emergence of a new "Americanized" argot (Western cultural influences or objects) in post-Stalinist Russia. The characteristics of the argot's communicative code and the link between the code and the communicative competence of the argot-speaking groups are presented. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries, Language Usage