Slang Language
Group paper of Anthropological Linguistic
Lecturer: -Hj. Murni Mahmud, M. Hum, Ph.D.
ANALYSIS OF THE USING SLANG LANGUAGE (BAD WORDS) IN MAKASSAR SOCIETY
BY
MOHAMMAD ASLAMMUDDIN (085214015)
TRI WULANDARI (085214017)
IHRAM CHARLY (105214017)
ENGLISH LITERATURE
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
STATE UNIVERSITY OF MAKASSAR
2012
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background
Language is a tool of communication. We can send information by communicate it. A communication can be a spoken language or written language. In spoken language, it might be a conversation. Conversation is interactive, more-or-less spontaneous, communication between two or more conversant.
In conversation we usually use language that communicative and people understand what we mean. We also usually use an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up and slang language.
Slang is casual spoken language which differs from dialectical speech and jargon as well as formal speech. Some linguists think of slang as the sprinkles of color in a language, since slang is often unique, unusual, and sometimes startling. As a general rule, slang is not used in formal spoken language, or in writing, unless the speaker is attempting to achieve a deliberate effect.
Typically, slang is humorous, ribald, or shocking. It is designed to make speech more casual and playful, and it may not always be suitable for polite company. Many slang terms are related to human sexuality, for example, and slang can get rather graphic. Slang is also usually short-lived, rarely existing even long enough to make it into the dictionary.
Generally, slang diffuses through a group of people, and it may spread out across an entire region or class. People who are not in that group may pick up the slang as well, causing the usage to spread, or the slang may remain isolated to a smaller subgroup. College students, for example, often develop complex slang terms, with slang
Lecturer: -Hj. Murni Mahmud, M. Hum, Ph.D.
ANALYSIS OF THE USING SLANG LANGUAGE (BAD WORDS) IN MAKASSAR SOCIETY
BY
MOHAMMAD ASLAMMUDDIN (085214015)
TRI WULANDARI (085214017)
IHRAM CHARLY (105214017)
ENGLISH LITERATURE
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
STATE UNIVERSITY OF MAKASSAR
2012
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background
Language is a tool of communication. We can send information by communicate it. A communication can be a spoken language or written language. In spoken language, it might be a conversation. Conversation is interactive, more-or-less spontaneous, communication between two or more conversant.
In conversation we usually use language that communicative and people understand what we mean. We also usually use an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up and slang language.
Slang is casual spoken language which differs from dialectical speech and jargon as well as formal speech. Some linguists think of slang as the sprinkles of color in a language, since slang is often unique, unusual, and sometimes startling. As a general rule, slang is not used in formal spoken language, or in writing, unless the speaker is attempting to achieve a deliberate effect.
Typically, slang is humorous, ribald, or shocking. It is designed to make speech more casual and playful, and it may not always be suitable for polite company. Many slang terms are related to human sexuality, for example, and slang can get rather graphic. Slang is also usually short-lived, rarely existing even long enough to make it into the dictionary.
Generally, slang diffuses through a group of people, and it may spread out across an entire region or class. People who are not in that group may pick up the slang as well, causing the usage to spread, or the slang may remain isolated to a smaller subgroup. College students, for example, often develop complex slang terms, with slang
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