BRITISH SLANG AND ITS CLASSIFICATION The understanding of the native speakers’ language is the international problem for our people. Our secondary schools teach the students only the bases of the English language. Our universities do not prepare them to the British streets‚ accommodations‚ pubs where people use their own language‚ the language that differs from that of their parents. They use other words- they use slang. None of the most advanced and flexible ways of teaching English of any country
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Contents: 1. What is slang?……………………………………(3-5) 2. Development of slang............................................(5-6) 3. Creators of slang ………………………………...(6-7) 4. Linguistic processes forming slang ………….......(7) 5. Formation………………………………………...(8) 6. Examples of youth slang during 1960-70’s ……....(8-9) 6.1 Examples of modern British slang ………………(9-10) 6.2 Examples of modern USA slangs ………………..(11) 7. Definition of vulgarism …………………………..(11-12) 8. Vulgarisms
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BRITISH SLANG AND ITS CLASSIFICATION PLAN I. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Tasks of the course work 1.2 Definition of slang II. MAIN PART 2.1 The origin of slang. 2.2 Types of slang. a) Cockney rhyming slang b) Polari c) Internet slang d) Slang of army‚ police e) Money slang 2.3. Phonetic peculiarities of slang 2.4. Morphological characteristics of slang III. PRACTICAL PART IV. CONCLUSION V. BIBLIOGRAPHY Slang is a language which takes off its
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On the feature of American slangs Abstract: With the development of the society‚ slang is accepted by more and more Americans. This thesis analyses features and functions of American slang. The author draws a conclusion that American slang reflects the cultural characteristics of Americans’ humor‚ informality‚ self-confidence‚ anti-authority‚ innovation consciousness and pursuit for time efficiency. Slang is a sort of informal language‚ the original purpose is to express vulgarly or use it as
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Course Paper The Use of Slang in Modern American And British Newspapers Faculty: Foreign Languages Department: English and Linguistics Year: 3 Group: 14 Student: Maria Zakharyan Supervisor: L. Sargsyan Yerevan 2012 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................2 CHAPTER I. THE SLANG IN MODERN ENGLISH.
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the study of slang as a part of language which presents certain interest both for the theoretical investigation and for practical language use. Slang is the use of highly informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker’s dialect or language. Slang is often highly regional‚ specific to a particular territory. Slang terms are frequently particular to a certain subculture‚ such as musicians‚ and members of minority groups. Nevertheless‚ usage of slang expressions
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Slang and Jargon together are parts of a colloquial vocabulary of English language. They both are very confusing processes in everyday vocabulary usage. So‚ first of all‚ we will apply to a dictionary explanation in a way to understand the difference between these two similar words. ‚‚Slang’’ in Oxford Dictionary is: 1. A type of language consisting of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal‚ are more common in speech than writing ‚ a nd are typically restricted to a particular
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differentiating themselves from commoners‚ who were more likely to use colloquialisms in their interactions. Informal vocabulary is used when speaking with friends‚ relatives‚ acquaintance. There are several sub-groups in this group:Colloquial words; slang and dialect words Colloquialisms serve the dual purposes of efficiency and showing familiarity between the speaker and the listener. For example‚ modern speakers of English often use contractions‚ such as "how ’d" in "How ’d you do it?" as a faster
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Slang Language and Verbal Communication UMUC SPCH 100 Date: 20120426 Slang can be referred to as informal‚ non-standard phrases or words‚ which have their origins in subcultures within our society. Slang requires that the individual using the phrases is recognizable with the involved subgroup. It can be used as a differentiating aspect of the group recognition. These expressions often embody values and attitudes
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every word has the same meaning in various regions of the world. Words just like humans are shaped by the location and culture that they are introduced to. This is what makes slang words interesting. Depending on where you live‚ a slang word can have a completely different meaning. For this assignment I will define the slang word “swag.” I’ll be discussing the modern meaning‚ etymology‚ and correct usage. Swag is a common noun used today‚ mostly among teenagers. The word is used to describe a certain
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