Slang in Its Cultural Environment
The non-standard vocabulary of the English language has always been an interesting area of research. The 20th century saw an increase in this interest. Non-standard words and phrases started finding their ways into dictionaries, linguistic journals and even daily newspapers. However, it is still di...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Yerevan State University
2008-10-01
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| Series: | Armenian Folia Anglistika |
| Online Access: | https://journals.ysu.am/index.php/arm-fol-angl/article/view/4728 |
| Summary: | The non-standard vocabulary of the English language has always been an interesting area of research. The 20th century saw an increase in this interest. Non-standard words and phrases started finding their ways into dictionaries, linguistic journals and even daily newspapers. However, it is still difficult to draw a strict distinction between the standard and non-standard vocabulary, since, as is known, language undergoes constant development. As a result, the same word that used to be considered as non-standard about 20 years ago, can be viewed as quite standard nowadays. Slang is a non-standard form of English. It is a lexical novelty in a certain cultural environment. It is equally existent in all languages and cultures. Many Indo-European languages are rich in slang words and phrases.
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| ISSN: | 1829-2429 2579-3039 |