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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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    Билет 7 Basic variants‚ dialects and vernacular of English Dialects are linguistic varieties which differ in pronunciation‚ vocabulary and grammar from each other and from Standard English (which is itself a dialect). Dialects can be usefully defined as "sub-forms of languages which are‚ in general‚ mutually comprehensible".[1] British linguists distinguish dialect from accent‚ which refers only to pronunciation. Thus‚ any educated English speaker can use the vocabulary and grammar of Standard

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    The Analysis of Slang Language among Homosexuals A. Background of the Study Language is one of the identity of a nation is the case with the Indonesian language. Language as a communication tool used by communities to wotk together‚ interact‚ and identify themselves. Any language or provisions actually have in common in terms of sound governance‚ order forms‚ word order‚ syntax‚ grammar and meaning. But due to various factors contained in the user community ’s language‚ such as age‚ education

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    stronger emotion than if you were to just see definition two‚ but there is really no difference between the two. Both definitions match my definition of the term hate‚ which is‚ a strong negative emotion towards an object‚ person or subject. The connotative definition of hate is very similar if not the same as denotative. A couple of definitions in the urban dictionary are‚ “A special kind of love given to the people that suck‚” “when you dislike someone so much that if you and the other person were

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    using slang or incorrect words (“BBC”). Slang is defined as incorrect ways of using words. Schools have banned students from using slang in the classroom so they can better prepare themselves for future careers (“The Independent”). “Slang is lazy and makes people that use it look ignorant” says Alexis Acquire (”Students”). There are times when slang isn’t acceptable and slang is one of them. You should always think about when and where you are when you say something. Schools should ban slang so that

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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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    that these ideas were infused into her writing are the use of race and racism‚ rural Southern black dialect‚ and her views on religion and God. Race and racism showed how Jodie struggled with both racial and female prejudice. The interesting use of language put not only experience with rural Southern black dialect on display but also how the

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    ...........................................................6 Chapter 3 Canadian‚ Australian and Indian Variants................................8 Chapter 4 Variants and Dialects of the Armenian Languages…….…...8 4.1 Armenian language……………………………………………………..8 4.2Variants of the Armenian Language……………………………………9 4.3 Dialects of the Armenian Language………………………………….10 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………15 References…………………………………………………………………16 Introduction Every language allows different kinds

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    otherwise known as slang. Some say that slang is not true English; that it should not belong in our vocabulary‚ but I am here to tell you otherwise. Slang has been used for many years and is slowly shaping the English language‚ to make it more interesting and unique. So what really is slang; how has it spread and has it enriched our language? To begin with‚ slang is neither profanity nor bad grammar; it is an informal language and is not appropriate for formal occasions. Slang was used throughout

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    They use other words; they use slang. None of the most advanced and flexible ways of teaching English of any country can catch modern quickly developing English. But our educational system is at the very end. Now it is well known that none of the Americans speak English we study. Some scholars divide the English language into two different languages: the Standard English language and slang. This fact proves that slang comes to be a very numerous part of English. Slang covers a lot of drawbacks of

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