Research Paper On Slang Words

The 1960’s were filled with the most popular gangs called the Greasers and the Socs who used slang as a code. Greasers were kids who were financially troubled and lived in a shady part of town scattered across the East side. Unlike the Greasers, the Socs were the more fortunate kids who could do as they please due to their incomparable wealth compared to Greasers. Some examples of the slang they used as code were Chickies which meant the fuzz or cops and Down Kiddie which was code for girlfriends of the gang. Debs who are the girlfriends of the Although they did not have advanced technology such as iphones, samsungs, and ipads back in the 1960’s, there were several activities teenagers engaged in for entertainment purposes. For instance, teenagers

Millennials are known for coming up with slang words, that they frequently use, eventually get tired

Situations dictate the type of language people use on a daily basis. People use careful language because they don’t want to be perceived as the bad guy. They are afraid of offending somebody, which nowadays is more

Sometimes it may be appropriate to use slang with your peers but in normal working with colleagues or service users you should avoid using any language that can be misunderstood or misinterpreted or that might cause offence.

In most period shows, slang is a way to connect it to the time period and show how people talked then. “The script is relatively devoid of period slang, and it lacks any references to pop culture, political figures, or ‘current events’ that might set the action around 1970”(57) Shows like Rent and Hairspray that use period slang or can be set around a certain time because of it. Company does its best to not put any slang into the show so that it can always be considered in the present like the time and place say in the script. The closest thing to slang that is in the show is when, “Harry offers Robert a Bourbon. Given the decline of ‘brown’ liquors since 1970, it’s more likely that today he’d be offered a beer or wine”(57) However, brown liquors are still around and still widely

In the article "Disco Rice, and Other Trash Talk" written by Ian Urbina, the sanitation workers developed their own slang. Many people who work as garbage men cannot understand one persons language, or way of speaking. Using slang as a language is easier for all of the workers to communicate as a group. In addition to making it easier to communicate there are also several other reasons why New York workers use slang terms. First of all, the garbage men are working in the hot summer. In paragraph four it says "It makes disgusting items not so disgusting." Using other words like mongo and Disco rice is looking at the trash in a different way. They would no longer have to picture loads of debris. using different words can also be a distraction

The use of “newspeak” is very common in today's society, “propagandistic language marked by euphemism, circumlocution, and the inversion of customary meanings.” (Merriam-Webster). In other words it's the dumbing down of in essence of words already limited in meaning and scope. How is it relevant in today's society you ask? Teens start texting at a very young age, and the use of social media is very crucial in our time. Snapchat is a very powerful social media giant, we are speaking through pictures, which in essence represents hieroglyphics. Words are continually shortened and are bereft of their deeper meanings. the downfall of all of this is the dumbing down words through texting. The use of newspeak in 1984 was used to limit the freedom of thought, and expressions. Thoughtcrime was when you did the opposite of so called Newspeak you undermine the authority of Big Brother and or Ingsoc. “Don't you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of

Slang: a type of language that consists of words that are regarded as informal, and is most common in speech, and is typically restricted to a particular context or group of people. Nearly everyday, even without noticing it, most people use slang in their speech on a daily basis. How people speak can be interpreted very differently to listeners depending on their background. Many areas have their own type of speech that usually, only people who come from that background will understand. After reading Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston and making an FJAVE dictionary and examples, it is easy to see that speech holds so much power, especially when the people communicating are born around the same time period or if they live in the same area.

Over time, language changes over time. It can get shorter and the use of slang will get more popular. Slang is used to make a sentence more understandable or to shorten a phrase. There are many advantages to using nonstandard language when speaking and writing, but there are also many disadvantages. Using nonstandard language can also change on how effective your communication with someone can be.

Over the years, the slang used by teens in America has changed drastically, from simple words used to describe the appearance of another to phrases to describe being intoxicated. While comparing the words and phrases used in the 1920’s to those commonly used today, I found that there are many with the same definitions, all of which tend to be related to girls, alcohol, and making fun of others.

Slang has been around for centuries; everyone, no matter his or her race or ethnicity uses it, but it is more comely used by African Americans. In “What’s Black, Then White, and Said All Over,” Leslie Savan talks about covert prestige and how black-inspired language is used around the mainstream, not only in pop music but also in marketing methods. Helen Epstein in her essay “AIDS, Inc.,” talked about the different advertising methods the people in Africa used to try to lower the AIDS rate. Both essays touch the topic of advertising but Savan’s paper was mainly focused on the impact that black talk had on the mainstream, marketing, and convert prestige.

“Na nigga we gone catch you at the show nigga and beat the shit outcha.” Lyrics like these are what white males find themselves listening to today. Rap in today's society is becoming more and more vulgar every day. This vulgar rap can even be heard on certain radio stations and it has a huge impact on today’s teens, and will change their speech in the future. One group of people that are especially drawn to this type of music are white suburban males. White suburban males listen to this music as a way to help them form a more masculine identity and to help them hide their insecurities as they “pick up” women.

Also sometimes I use slang words when speaking with my friends. The slang words I use are usually words I pick up from friends. I use these words when I am speaking so I feel closer to them and l accepted, as I speak like one of them. I would never use slang in front of my parents because of the way I fear they may see me. In culture using slang words gives the impression that you are unintelligent and uneducated.

When incarcerated you have to learn the prison slang to survive. Understanding prison slang was mandatory to survive in prison; the inmates had to learn this langue because it was vital to communicate efficiently with other inmates. Inmates knew if they used the word “Punk or Niggas” there would be a fight if you weren’t close with a black inmate.

Language has gradually advanced over many millions of years. Slang has developed, and other cultures languages and quirks have made their way in, and it has become one. Language has a way of shaping our identities, and personal cultures. It brings us together, and sometimes it even makes us move apart.