words in the newspapers‚magazines or on the Internet‚ like "PK" dinosaurs" and so on. These are all Internet slang terms. Whether to allow or forbid these terms in news and formal documents has become a hot topic as the ban is introduced in Shanghai. The public holds different views on the regulation. From where I stand‚ as the inevitable result of social development，Internet slang should not be banned in news and formal documents. Firstly‚ many Internet slang terms such as classifier are widely spread
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Internet slang is becoming a daily language. This has both merits and drawbacks. To focus on its influence on language‚ internet slang has invited split views on its influence on the standard of language use in non-computer-mediated communications. On one hand‚ internet slang is believed to have a negative influence on the future of language‚ and that it would lead to a degradation of standard. Some would even attribute any declination of standard formal English to the increase in usage of electronic
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What does LMAO mean?This could be the only web page dedicated to explaining the meaning of LMAO (LMAO acronym/abbreviation/slang word).Ever wondered what LMAO means? Or any of the other 6659 slang words‚ abbreviations and acronyms listed here at Internet Slang? Your resource for web acronyms‚ web abbreviations and netspeak. | All A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Other | | | | What is LMAO? | | | LMAO is "Laughing
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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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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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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 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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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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In Brave New World‚ one concept that their government abolishes is the natural process of raising a child. As said in the book‚ humans used to be “viviparous” or natural to how our bodies worked in accordance to reproducing (Huxley‚ Brave New World). Why the government banned this kind of reproduction is that they want to create humans that follow rules easily from the Controller. But behind
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features of Cognitive Metaphor and Slang 5 1.Feature Articles: Conceptual Metaphor in Everyday Language‚ Metaphors We Live By 5 2. Feature Articles: Magical Slang: Ritual‚ Language and Trench Slang of the Western front 6 Chapter II. Cognitive Metaphor and Slang 9 1. Lakoff & Johnson’s Theory of Metaphor 9 2. What is slang? 12 3. Cognitive Metaphor in New English Slang 13 4. Examples of slang‚ it’s characteristics and analysis 17 Conclusion 29 Literature 32 All slang is metaphor‚ and all metaphor is
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