Slang (Linguistics)
The slang is the name of the slang of the English language. Due to the dissemination of it through the whole of the British Empire , the slang has spread throughout the Anglo-Saxon, and is now autonomous regional variants: the United Kingdom , the States United , the Canada , the Australia , the South Africa , etc.. so everyone know their own version of slang.
Summary |
The origin of the slang term is obscure . Many lexicographers , however, tend to assign an origin purely Scandinavian. From the late nineteenth century , Walter Skeat finds similarities with expressions Norwegian or Swedish ... More recently, Eric Partidge proposed to trace its origin to the past participle of the English verb sling which has roots in the Old and Middle English and the Norse. However, his explanation is far from unanimous.
Definition
The definition of slang seems as difficult as its etymology. According to Chambers Dictionary , the term refers to "words and uses outside the standard language, used only very informally, especially in speaking, originally the sociolect thieves and underworld , today ' Today the jargon of any class, occupation or group. "
History
References
- "Origin unknown" according to the latest edition of the Shorter Oxford Dictionary Franais
- "Where Does The word 'slang' come from? My great Predecessor Eric Partridge Called It 'That prize-problem word.' "(Jonathon Green, Slang Dictionary, p. xii)
- Jonathon Green, Slang Dictionary, p. xii
See also
Bibliography
- (In) Jonathon Green, Chambers Slang Dictionary, Chambers , 2008, ( ISBN 978-0-550-10563-9 )
- (In) Richard A. Spear, Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions, 4th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2005, ( ISBN 0-07-146107-8 )
- (En) (en) Georgette A. Marks, Charles B. Johnson, Jane Pratt, Slang Dictionary. English-French. The Slang and English everyday, Harrap's , 1984, ( ISBN 0-245-54047-4 )
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External Links
- (In) British slang dictionary online
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