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Functions of in-house language: Observations on data collected from some British financial institutions*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2008

M. Ean Taylor
M. Ean Taylor
Affiliation:
Department of Humanities, Doncaster Metropolitan Institute of Higher Education
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Abstract

The nonuse of available slang terms for cash among British bank and building society cashiers is noted and an explanation sought in the field of social control. The possible relevance of the Whorfian hypothesis is explored, and it is suggested that the in-house terms discussed have social and psychological functions in addition to the representational. (Financial terminology, social control, language functions, Whorfian hypothesis).

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Language in Society , Volume 16 , Issue 1 , March 1987 , pp. 1 - 6
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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