Professor Hood English 099 June 27‚ 2013 A language of time When it comes to the topic of slang‚ most of us will readily agree that it is a part of everyday life. Although it has become common today to dismiss slang as a lowering of the English language‚ I believe it is an ever developing language of its own that will be around for years to come. If you think about it slang has already been around for centuries and has shown no evidence of slowing down. With every new generation
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vocabulary words with double meanings to hit the streets and today’s youth is eating it all up. Off the chain is just one of many words in today’s vocabulary that has been revamped by younger generation. The Urban Dictionary‚ an online dictionary of slang words used by teenagers today‚ defines the word off the chain as meaning a great deal of fun. It is meant to describe a great time they had. You may hear them use the word to talk about how cool a party was that they went to such as Joshua threw a
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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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As defined by wikipedia‚ “Slang is the continual and ever-changing use and definition of words in informal conversation‚ often using references as a means of comparison or showing likeness.” The expressions of slang often embody the attitudes and values of the group members using them. In order for an expression to become slang‚ it must be widely accepted and adopted by the sub-culture and its boundaries. Some modern slang has endured over the decades since its inception (i.e. cool) and some will
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BRITISH SLANG AND ITS CLASSIFICATION PLAN I. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Tasks of the course work 1.2 Definition of slang II. MAIN PART 2.1 The origin of slang. 2.2 Types of slang. a) Cockney rhyming slang b) Polari c) Internet slang d) Slang of army‚ police e) Money slang 2.3. Phonetic peculiarities of slang 2.4. Morphological characteristics of slang III. PRACTICAL PART IV. CONCLUSION V. BIBLIOGRAPHY Slang is a language which takes off its
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Contents: 1. What is slang?……………………………………(3-5) 2. Development of slang............................................(5-6) 3. Creators of slang ………………………………...(6-7) 4. Linguistic processes forming slang ………….......(7) 5. Formation………………………………………...(8) 6. Examples of youth slang during 1960-70’s ……....(8-9) 6.1 Examples of modern British slang ………………(9-10) 6.2 Examples of modern USA slangs ………………..(11) 7. Definition of vulgarism …………………………..(11-12) 8. Vulgarisms
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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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the study of slang as a part of language which presents certain interest both for the theoretical investigation and for practical language use. Slang is the use of highly informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker’s dialect or language. Slang is often highly regional‚ specific to a particular territory. Slang terms are frequently particular to a certain subculture‚ such as musicians‚ and members of minority groups. Nevertheless‚ usage of slang expressions
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shivering and also describes a disagreeable sensation of coldness. There are many different meanings of this word‚ but their are also many modern slang terms of it. The Oxford English Dictionary definition of the word chill means “to grow or become cold or chill often rapidly and to shiver and quake with cold in taken with emotional seizure.” One slang definition of chill is to relax. Once your all active and hyped up‚ you start losing energy wanting to calm down and relax. When you are at peace
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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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