Slang
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 context or group of people. For example, in army slang ‘’the grass’’ is slang for marijuana.
2. Words and expressions that are informal and not standard English. Different social groups often use a special vocabulary. Sometimes this is fairly widespread and well understood. In the other words, Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker’s language or dialect but are considered acceptable in certain social settings. Slang expressions may act sometimes as euphemisms. They may be new words or old ones used with a new meaning. The desire to say old things in a new way leads to slang . When something becomes very common in our daily life, we are likely to make up new words for it. Slang also might be a part of every profession, trade, sport, school and social group. Sometimes Slang is used in a way that seems to be cruel or unkind, as when a person is called a jerk. Most Slang is limited to certain areas. But some words, such ,,okay’’, are carried around the world by newspapers, radio, television, motion pictures and tourists. Slang is popular because it is catchy and timely. Most slang has a very short life. It meets a momentary need or expresses a temporary opinion. Slang often involves the creation of new meanings for some existing words. It is common for such novel meanings to diverage significantly from the standard meaning. Thus, ,,cool’’ and ,,hot’’ can both mean ,,very good’’,
,,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 context or group of people. For example, in army slang ‘’the grass’’ is slang for marijuana.
2. Words and expressions that are informal and not standard English. Different social groups often use a special vocabulary. Sometimes this is fairly widespread and well understood. In the other words, Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker’s language or dialect but are considered acceptable in certain social settings. Slang expressions may act sometimes as euphemisms. They may be new words or old ones used with a new meaning. The desire to say old things in a new way leads to slang . When something becomes very common in our daily life, we are likely to make up new words for it. Slang also might be a part of every profession, trade, sport, school and social group. Sometimes Slang is used in a way that seems to be cruel or unkind, as when a person is called a jerk. Most Slang is limited to certain areas. But some words, such ,,okay’’, are carried around the world by newspapers, radio, television, motion pictures and tourists. Slang is popular because it is catchy and timely. Most slang has a very short life. It meets a momentary need or expresses a temporary opinion. Slang often involves the creation of new meanings for some existing words. It is common for such novel meanings to diverage significantly from the standard meaning. Thus, ,,cool’’ and ,,hot’’ can both mean ,,very good’’,