PEJORATIVE SENSE DEVELOPMENT DUE TO A WORD SHIFTING FROM DIALECTS TO COMMON USE

PEJORATIVE SENSE DEVELOPMENT DUE TO A WORD SHIFTING FROM DIALECTS TO COMMON USE

The article considers the lexical units of Modern British English which have entered the common use from regional and social dialects. The aim of the study is to find out whether regional and social lexemes undergo additional pejorative sense development while shifting from non-standard language for...

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Main Author: T V Nikitsenka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2016-12-01
Series:Polylinguality and Transcultural Practices
Subjects:
standard language
regional dialects
social dialects
British English
pejorative meaning
stylistic label
Online Access:http://journals.rudn.ru/polylinguality/article/viewFile/14345/13484

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