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In the process of its development, American English has evolved through a number of different stages, from the simple transplantation of a wide range of British dialects to the Americas to the internal diversification of dialects within America.
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This paper argues that language use evolves over time within society in three main stages: the creation of slang terms and language dialects by subcultures due to geographic and social boundaries, the early adoption of linguistic changes by younger age groups, and the increasing adoption and usage by individuals within a society until the change...
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This paper discusses American slang from the following perspectives, features of American slang, individual factors influencing American slang, social factors influencing American slang as well as the social functions of American slang. Index Terms—American slang, sociolinguistics, American culture.
Slang, profoundly considered is the lawless germinal element, below all words and sentences, and behind all poetry, and proves a certain freedom and perennial rankness and protestantism in speech. As the United States inherit by far their most precious.
The regional varieties of American English have been a major focus since at least the early part of the twentieth century, when dialectologists began conducting large-scale surveys of regional dialect forms, particularly the Linguistic Atlas of the United States and Canada launched in 1931.
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Sep 4, 2023 · This paper investigates the origins, development, and various linguistic aspects of internet slang, including its lexical innovations, morphological adaptations, and syntactic changes.
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SLANG IN AMERICA. The North American Review (1821-1940); Nov 1885; 141, 348; American Periodicals pg. 431. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner.
