À la recherche de l’argot perdu. Le slam et ses néostyles
In Search of the Lost Argot. The Slam and its Neo-styles

Summary/Abstract: Slam appears as an emergent discursive genre where the expressive function of the language is emphasized. It is at the same time stand of collective expression, forum of the modern city, and place for individual expression. As such, it reflects a double search, for identity and poetry: language and identity are closely linked. Essentially expressive, slam texts are characterized by reflection and that’s why we shall evoke a “mirror language” (langue-miroir). They are also a place where the lexical creativity is stimulated, so that neologisms are frequents: they have to be organized according to “lexicogeniques matrices”, through an analysis which is not only lexical, but also stylistic (with neostyle concept) and functional (with colludique function). Finally, we shall present an example of didactic plan designed to stimulate the lexical creativity for pupils by suggesting them inventing pseudonyms or stage names.

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