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The subcultures show specialized linguistic phenomena, varying widely in form and content, that depend on the nature of the groups and their relation to each other and to the dominant culture. The shock value of slang stems largely from the verbal transfer of the values of a subculture to diametrically opposed values in the dominant culture.
It is often difficult to collect etymologies for slang terms, largely because slang is a phenomenon of speech, rather than written language and etymologies which are typically traced via corpus. Eric Partridge , cited as the first to report on the phenomenon of slang in a systematic and linguistic way, postulated that a term would likely be in circulation for a decade before it would be ...
The word slang thus suggests a broadening of users, contexts, and ultimately the term’s meaning, though after a century and more of argument, we have not yet arrived at a satisfactory definition or agreement about the slang concept. Indeed, since the rise of sociolinguistics, which tends to see language continua rather than categories, legitimacy of the slang concept has been challenged and ...
Aug 5, 2018 · Linguists have struggled to clearly define slang, but what they have come up with so far is that slang is “a linguistic phenomenon ever present and consistently changing” (“Slang”). Linguists Bethany K. Dumas and Jonathan Lighter claim that if words and phrases meet the following criteria then they are considered slang: “1.
Mar 28, 2024 · Linguistic Phenomenon: Slang words and phrases originate through spontaneous adaptations and inventions that exhibit the creative potential and continuous evolution of language. Sociolinguistics: The study of how language functions within social contexts provides insights into how slang develops, spreads, and influences different communities and groups.
Abstract. ‘“Slang” as a linguistic register’ considers the definitions of slang and asks what qualifies as slang and what does not. Slang indicates a marginal, contrarian lexis, created and largely used by those beyond the social—and by extension—linguistic pale. Its use may have become more extensive alongside the more relaxed ...
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In the 1750s we see it gaining a new name, slang, and a new, linguistic branch of development opens up for that word. In 1756 we are told that ‘Thomas Throw had been upon the town, knew the slang well’, had worked as an attendant in gambling dens, ‘and understood every word in the scoundrel’s dictionary’. 1758 gives us our first ...
