French Theatre
Briana Butts
English Comp. II
Professor Norman
12/13/11
Slang’s Beef with Standard English
Many people of today’s society use the slang, especially young people. Surprisingly not only young people use it, but people in the business world and the military use it too, just in a different form, such as using specific wording like abbreviations and code words. Even though slang is being used all the time, it is unacceptable in school curriculums. However, slang should be allowed in Standard English since there is little to no legitimate reason why students can’t express themselves though slang. Teachers simply say “no slang” when a writing assignment is given to students, but they don’t specify why. Slang is a playful, informal way to communicate, compared to Standard English and it’s used by almost everyone. According to Gerald Parshall, author of, “Words with Attitude,” “Even outside the subcultures, many people use slang to advertise an anti-Establishment stance that suits their temperament. They may see it as a truer form of communication than standard English”. The same goes for slang; as technology advances, more people begin using the same abbreviations used with texting in cyberspace, and in real life daily conversations. However, this is something one has to associate themselves with in order to truly understand slang. Because slang is the dominant way of speaking, the standard way of talking, may and should conform to the common slang language used by popular culture, since culture was the main source of how the English language came to be.
According to Fred Robinson, author of "The History of English and Its Practical Uses”, English is a Germanic language. Some things made an influence in the change of many English words such as Shakespeare writers, but many harmless words have different and or offending connotations. Germanic language is connected to modern English and is considered to be a proto language. Speakers of the Germanic language
English Comp. II
Professor Norman
12/13/11
Slang’s Beef with Standard English
Many people of today’s society use the slang, especially young people. Surprisingly not only young people use it, but people in the business world and the military use it too, just in a different form, such as using specific wording like abbreviations and code words. Even though slang is being used all the time, it is unacceptable in school curriculums. However, slang should be allowed in Standard English since there is little to no legitimate reason why students can’t express themselves though slang. Teachers simply say “no slang” when a writing assignment is given to students, but they don’t specify why. Slang is a playful, informal way to communicate, compared to Standard English and it’s used by almost everyone. According to Gerald Parshall, author of, “Words with Attitude,” “Even outside the subcultures, many people use slang to advertise an anti-Establishment stance that suits their temperament. They may see it as a truer form of communication than standard English”. The same goes for slang; as technology advances, more people begin using the same abbreviations used with texting in cyberspace, and in real life daily conversations. However, this is something one has to associate themselves with in order to truly understand slang. Because slang is the dominant way of speaking, the standard way of talking, may and should conform to the common slang language used by popular culture, since culture was the main source of how the English language came to be.
According to Fred Robinson, author of "The History of English and Its Practical Uses”, English is a Germanic language. Some things made an influence in the change of many English words such as Shakespeare writers, but many harmless words have different and or offending connotations. Germanic language is connected to modern English and is considered to be a proto language. Speakers of the Germanic language