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CHAPTER II. A STUDY ON THE ROLE OF SLANG ANALYSIS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
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CHAPTER II. A STUDY ON THE ROLE OF SLANG ANALYSIS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
2.1 The characteristics of slangs depending on language Language can often be formal or stilted, but slang strips away the pretense and allows people to have fun with language in a way that can playfully disguise their true meaning or help people communicate and connect with each other. The aim of using slang is seldom the exchange of information. More often, slang serves social purposes: to identify members of a group, to change the level of discourse in the direction of informality, to oppose established authority. Sharing and maintaining a constantly changing slang vocabulary aids group solidarity and serves to include and exclude members. Slang is the linguistic equivalent of fashion and serves much the same purpose. Like stylish clothing and modes of popular entertainment, effective slang must be new, appealing, and able to gain acceptance in a group quickly. Nothing is more damaging to status in the group than using old slang. Counterculture or counter-establishment groups often find a common vocabulary unknown outside the group a useful way to keep information secret or mysterious. Slang is typically cultivated among people in society who have little real political power (like adolescents, college students, and enlisted personnel in the military) or who have reason to hide from people in authority what they know or do (like gamblers, drug addicts, and prisoners)[6; 193]. The jargons associated with certain professions and activities, like the varieties of slang featured so far in this section, serve to reinforce a sense of group identity. One of the biggest ways slang has affected language in the 21st century is the rise of the internet and SMS text. Thanks to social media and the speed information can travel now, texting slang is constantly being updated and adopting new words and abbreviations. Internet slang varies and can be very specialized for particular groups or users of a certain platform and usually depends on a person’s age, social groups and who they are communicating with. As internet slang has become more widespread, it has seeped into everyday spoken English IRL. For example, some people will use the acronym IRL in speech, just as they might say other slang that originated on the internet like BAE (before anyone else), YOLO (you only live once) and DM (direct message). Beyond abbreviations, terms like “dumpster fire,” “personally attacked,” “cringey,” “selfie,” and many more originated online. All of these words or their origins can be traced back to before the internet, but the internet made their development and widespread use possible. Furthermore, they tend to use slang words to make the conversation more diverse and attractive because they can create a new word. It is in accordance with stated by Izmaylova, Zamaletdinova & Zholshayeva (2017) The contribution of slang in enriching language; a short of real representation of the dynamism of language and symbol of human freedom in creating language was interesting phenomena to be analyzed. from sub culture are adopted by people become a new vocabulary that would be use in daily life. As pointed out by Izmaylova, Zamaletdinova & Zholshayeva (2017) Slang is kind of speech variety. Speech variety, or language variety, refers to any distinguishable form of peech used by a speaker or a group of speakers[7; 204]. Download 91.08 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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