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Slang , Colloquial Language & Jargon

Slang , Colloquial Language & Jargon . Josefiina , Joonas & Rosa. Slang (slangi). Informal way of speaking Can vary between different groups Its used between people who understand the slang Often not found in dictionaries Cockney rhyming slang.

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Slang , Colloquial Language & Jargon

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  1. Slang, ColloquialLanguage & Jargon Josefiina, Joonas & Rosa

  2. Slang (slangi) • Informal way of speaking • Can vary between different groups • Its used between people who understand the slang • Often not found in dictionaries • Cockney rhyming slang http://werillaa.blogspot.fi/2009/10/slang-by-jorge-pierola.html

  3. Examples of slang • Frenemy • Chick • Spud Cockneyrhyming • Apples and pears • Adam and Eve • Trouble and strife http://seemikedraw.com.au/twas-not-snoop-dog-who-coineth-the-phrase

  4. Colloquiallanguage (arkikieli) • Originates from Latin word meaning speaking together • Informal way of writing and speaking, but not as informal as slang • Not accepted in formal situations or writing • Used in everyday conversations and conversational purposes • Words, phrases and aphorisms http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/c/colloquial.asp

  5. Examples of colloquiallanguage • Y’all • Gonna • Wanna • Rainingcats and dogs • Old as the hills • There’smorethanoneway to skin a cat

  6. Jargon (ammattikieli) • Jargon hasup to fivedefinitons • - totaljibberish • - vaguelanguage • - dialects of a specificlanguage • The most common definition for jargon is a language of a certainprofession, tradeorexpertgroupwhichusedwhencommunicatingwithotherrepresentatives of the group

  7. Jargon continued • Jargon’s main purpose is to easeconversationbetweenpeoplewhoareaware and know the topicwellenough to understand the jargon. Because of this jargon usesmanyabbreviations • Anotherreasonwhy jargon is used is to excludeotherswhoarenotwithin the jargon group • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2odtqcZRKc0

  8. Jargon examples • Internet jargon: LOL, TTYL, BFF, DLC • Medical jargon: agonal, BP, FX, JT, NPO • Military jargon: TDY, SQDN, SAM, Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot • Political jargon: leftwing, rightwing, ”getting on the soapbox” sleeper, sleepers’ party http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/m/military_jargon.asp

  9. Sources • "50's SlangWords." 50's SlangWords. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. <http://wwwinfoworld.com/50sslang.htm>. • "What Are Some Examples of Slang Terms?" WikiAnswers. Answers, n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. <http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_some_examples_of_slang_terms>. • "What Is Slang?" What Is Slang?N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Nov. 2012. <http://www.englishspeaking.org/what-is-slang/>. • Smith, S.E., and Bronwyn Harris. WiseGeek. Conjecture, 23 July 2012. Web. 01 Nov. 2012. <http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-slang.htm>. • "What Is Slang?" WikiAnswers. Answers, n.d. Web. 01 Nov. 2012. <http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_slang>. • "Colloquialism." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 11 Jan. 2012. Web. 01 Nov. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colloquialism>. • Warriner, John E. English Composition and Grammar. USA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1988. Print.

  10. Sourcescontinued • "Jargon." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com, n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/jargon>. • "Examples of Jargon." Examples of Jargon. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. <http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-jargon.html>.

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