Slang in Its Cultural Environment

Authors

  • Gurgen Gevorgyan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46991/AFA/2008.4.1-2.020

Abstract

The non-standard vocabulary of the English language has always been an interesting area of research. The 20th century saw an increase in this interest. Non-standard words and phrases started finding their ways into dictionaries, linguistic journals and even daily newspapers. However, it is still difficult to draw a strict distinction between the standard and non-standard vocabulary, since, as is known, language undergoes constant development. As a result, the same word that used to be considered as non-standard about 20 years ago, can be viewed as quite standard nowadays. Slang is a non-standard form of English. It is a lexical novelty in a certain cultural environment. It is equally existent in all languages and cultures. Many Indo-European languages are rich in slang words and phrases.

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Published

2008-10-15

How to Cite

Gevorgyan, G. (2008). Slang in Its Cultural Environment. Armenian Folia Anglistika, 4(1-2 (5), 20–23. https://doi.org/10.46991/AFA/2008.4.1-2.020

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Linguistics