Football Talk: Sociological Reflections on the Dialectics of Language and Football

Roger Penn

doi:10.1080/16138171.2016.1183931

Football Talk: Sociological Reflections on the Dialectics of Language and Football

Roger Penn

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Abstract

The paper examines the relationship between football and language from a sociological point of view. This has often been couched in negative terms but the paper argues that such a view distorts the majority of ‘Football Talk’. The discourse surrounding football within everyday interactions is often positive and integrative. ‘Football Talk’ acts as a lingua franca amongst football supporters. This language code is therefore both inclusive and exclusive.

Original language	English
Number of pages	13
Journal	Europen Journal for Sport and Society
Early online date	27 May 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/16138171.2016.1183931
Publication status	Early online date - 27 May 2016

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Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Queen's
Visiting Professor at Universita Cattolica, Milano currently

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Football, Sociology, Language, Social Integration,

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Copyright 2016 Taylor and Francis This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in European Journal for Sport and Society on 27 May 2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/16138171.2016.1183931
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