The culture of Grateful Dead fans is a recognized subculture in American society. The definition of a subculture is “a religious, economic, or regional etc. group identified by shared patterns of behavior which differ from those of the surrounding culture”(1). The Grateful Dead fans are called and call themselves Deadheads. The Deadhead subculture uses language to express the tone of the culture. The culture is a culture with a strong sense of community. This is …showed first 75 words of 1511 total…

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