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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ENGLISH SLANG/IDIOMS SLANG: Nonstandard vocabulary of a given culture or subculture. In other words‚ slang is typically a nonstandard word‚ not a phrase as is an idiom. Slang would include words like pooped‚ to down a drink‚ boob-tube‚ threads‚ bonkers‚ basket case‚ to name a few. Slang words may or may not have alternative literal meanings. They may be "made up" words. IDIOM: A phrase that is commonly understood in a given culture or subculture to have a meaning different
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Few linguists have endeavored to clearly define what constitutes slang. Attempting to remedy this‚ Bethany K. Dumas and Jonathan Lighter argue that an expression should be considered "true slang" if it meets at least two of the following criteria. It lowers‚ if temporarily‚ "the dignity of formal or serious speech or writing"; in other words‚ it is likely to be considered in those contexts a "glaring misuse of register." Its use implies that the user is familiar with whatever
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Plains Cree beliefs‚ and spirituality‚ then I ever have before in my life. The cleansing ceremony of the sweat lodge is something that interested me immensely‚ and we have discussed it many times. She explained that even if you are not of an aboriginal decent‚ the sweat lodge is something everyone should experience‚ I feel extremely grateful of her‚ for even offering to take me to a sweat lodge one day. For someone
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Watree Lodge and Greenville Restaurant Concept Checks Operating capital of a business is a very important of its set up‚ and the manager has to possess the required knowledge on how to manage this capital. That is equally important for the overall success of that business. Working capital is the difference between its current assets and current liabilities. It is the amount of cash needed to run the activities of the business effectively. Cash is the most important business asset; it will provide
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Berlin is one of the greatest cities in the world for high design and artsy hotels‚ and among the German capital’s artsy accommodations is the Propeller Island City Lodge which is a collection of individually designed rooms in a former apartment building. Some of the rooms‚ the ones that get the most attention‚ are truly outrageous. The hotel is more to the theme hotel but the unique of this hotel is each room has a different character‚ whether it is the “Padded Room” where everything is upholstered
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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF KAZAKHSTAN EURASIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY AFTER GUMILYOV L.N. FOREIGN PHILOLOGY DEPARTMENT ESSAY “The role of slang in our lives” Ogureyeva Inna F.Ph.-32(a) 0502100 Foreign Philology ASTANA 2012 Introduction Language propels everyday life and keeps us in touch with one another. Through many historical reviews we have increasing our knowledge about the ways of using this language – telegrams‚ post‚ telephone‚
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Argot (pronounced /ˈɑrɡoʊ/; French‚ Spanish‚ Romanian and Catalan for "slang") is a secret language used by various groups—including‚ but not limited to‚ thieves and other criminals—to prevent outsiders from understanding their conversations. The term argot is also used to refer to the informal specialized vocabulary from a particular field of study‚ hobby‚ job‚ sport‚ etc. The author Victor Hugo was one of the first to research argot extensively.[1] He describes it in his novel‚ Les Misérables‚
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Have you ever though what does the word "culture" means? Well‚ throughout life people refer to this word as art‚ beliefs‚ behavior‚ ideas or activities relating to literature‚ art‚ and music of a particular society or group of people. However‚ that is only the simply definition that appears on the dictionary. Culture involves other important subjects that describe deeply this word‚ issues such as‚ family‚ language‚ identity‚ stereotyping‚ raising‚ expectations‚ economic situation and so on. Therefore
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Have you ever heard of the famous Great Wolf Lodge indoor water park? Last September‚ Tommy and I took the kids there for the weekend and had an amazing time. We had a great time because the whole place was very family-friendly. There was more than enough activities to keep the whole family excited and busy the entire weekend. The most exciting and enjoyable place that I have ever visited was the Great Wolf Lodge in Charlotte‚ North Carolina. There was a huge indoor water park with great food‚ arcades
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