APPROACHES TO THE INTERPRETATION OF SLANG AS A SUBSYSTEM OF THE LANGUAGE
Keywords:
Colloquial words, informal speech,non- standard language, secret language,societies, social group, vocabulary.Abstract
The article deals with studying slang in Modern English. It specifically presents the several interpretation given in dictionaries like Оxfоrd Dictiоnаrу & Тhеsаurus оf Currеnt Еnglish” Longman Diсtiоnаrу оf Соntеmроrаrу English” and also by well-known linguistiс sсhоlаrs Е. Раrtridgе, Arnold I.V, M.M. Mаkоvskу, V.А. Khomуаkоv.
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