The poetry of everyday life S I Hayakawa What is slang What is slang informal nonstandard words or phrases What is slang informal nonstandard words or phrases tends ID: 619831
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Slang
“The poetry of everyday life.”
--S. I. HayakawaSlide2
What is slang?Slide3
What is slang?
informal, nonstandard
words
or
phrasesSlide4
What is slang?
informal, nonstandard
words
or
phrases
tends
to originate in subcultures within a
societySlide5
What is slang?
informal, nonstandard
words
or
phrases
tends
to originate in subcultures within a
society
a
distinguishing factor of in-group
identitySlide6
What is slang?
informal, nonstandard
words
or
phrases
tends
to originate in subcultures within a
society
a
distinguishing factor of in-group
identity
embodies
attitudes and values of
group membersSlide7
What is slang?
informal, nonstandard
words
or
phrases
tends
to originate in subcultures within a
society
a
distinguishing factor of in-group
identity
embodies
attitudes and values
of
group
members
widely accepted and adopted by members of the subculture or groupSlide8
.Slang and Standard Speech:
Created EqualSlide9
.Slang and Standard Speech:
Created Equal
Slang expressions are created in basically the same way as standard speech: Slide10
.Slang and Standard Speech:
Created Equal
Slang expressions are created in basically the same way as standard speech:
New
words may be coinedSlide11
.Slang and Standard Speech:
Created Equal
Slang expressions are created in basically the same way as standard speech:
New
words may be coined
Existing words may acquire new
meaningsSlide12
.Slang and Standard Speech:
Created Equal
Slang expressions are created in basically the same way as standard
speech:
N
ew words may be coined
Existing
words may acquire new
meanings
Words
may be
abbreviatedSlide13
Functions of SlangSlide14
Functions of Slang
Identifies who’s in and who’s out.Slide15
Functions of Slang
Identifies who’s in and who’s out
Changes and renews languageSlide16
Functions of Slang
Identifies who’s in and who’s out
Changes and renews languageSlide17Slide18
Slang:
“Language
which takes off its coat, spits on its hands
–
and goes to work."
–
Carl
Sandburg