English influence on norwegian teenage slang, ingrid kristine hasund and elimarie drange. Exploring the shashification of teenage slang english. The method of this research used descriptive qualitative method, the data were collected through observation of the movie, analysis of slang in the dialogue, and analysis sociological properties. The objective of this research is to know the function of the usage of slang, especially slang used by the characters of step up 2 the streets movie. Englishspeaking culture affected the research of slang. The data were slang terms taken from the lyrics of hiphoprap songs sung by four singers, two from the u. Ebook elisa mattiello libro electronico descargar pdf serie. Most notable are the works of mattiello,2005, 2008,20, who argues that slang exhibits. Visit author central to change your photo, edit your biography, and more see author pages frequently asked. Simple models for word formation in english slang researchgate.
A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. From the semantic point of view, it instead acquires a novel sense which departs from the standard english meaning. Understanding slang in a global context julie coleman contemporary slang in the united states and england julie coleman hiphop slang tom dalzell innercity slang of new york madeline kripke american college student slang. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Mattiello stated that nonstandard language such as slang poses various problems in cultural translation and also in faithful translation.
Semantic metaphorical, metonymic associations in slang. In linguistics, a clipped compound is a word produced from a compound word by reducing its parts while retaining the meaning of the original compound. An analysis of slangs found in all american girl 01 novel by meg cabot abstract language is used as a means of communication. Her main research fields focus on extragrammatical morphology and varieties. Slang terms present almost unsurmountable dif ficulties for the translator. However, despite their common motivations, these processes rely on different phonological nature. A counterintuitive approach to living a good life the yellow house. An introduction to english slang, a description of.
The coining of italian phraseological units through the translation of analogous english phrases. If the inline pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the pdf file here. This allows the standard english words laboratory and hashish and their colloquial variants lab and hash to coexist, selecting different registers and users mattiello 2008. Blending in english introduction isabel balteiro and laurie bauer electronic version. Italian journal of linguistics rivista di linguistica 282. English influence on tche slang of other languages 12. Giving the examples of the terms foxy and shagadelic, mattiello explains that neither term makes sense given a standard interpretation of english. Elisa mattiello, extragrammatical morphology in english topics in english linguistics 82. Elisa mattiello holds a phd in english linguistics from the university of pisa, where she currently teaches courses on english linguistics and esp for undergraduate and postgraduate students. According to elisa mattiello, some expressions in american standard english can. It offers a new understanding of slang formation 3.
Despite the amount of work that has been carried out to collect english slang data, there has been, to date, no general introductory work that has attempted to. Download citation simple models for word formation in english slang we. Clipped compounds are common in various slang and jargon vocabularies. Historical and comparative linguistics raimo anttila. It is frequently used among young men, who apply it to attractive, desirable, pretty, sexy women. Her scientific interests are in the fields of morphology, pragmatics, text linguistics, sociolinguistics, translation and lexical semantics.
This article entitled the use of slang among american youths as related to the rise of hip hop culture. Pdf an introduction to english morphology download full. The morphosemantic transparencyopacity of novel english. Mots palabras words 62005 8 and expressions are drawn from the free access online dictionary of slang.
The pervasiveness of slang in standard and nonstandard english. This research focuses on the types of slang commonly used by american youths and the influence of hip hop on slang use among american youths. Global english slang is an essential reference for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers working in the areas of lexicology, slang and world englishes. Pdf an introduction to english morphology download ebook. Enlish grammar at zhytomyr state technological university. As outlined by elisa mattiello in her book, a slang term can take on various levels of identification. Acronyms and initialisms, however, are not necessarily confined to colloquial language or slang. Analogical neologisms in english italian journal of linguistics. Some trends in japanese slang, james stanlaw part iv. Mattiello reassesses the importance of blending in terms of 1 its suitability in the coinage of new specialized vocabulary, and 2 its regularity in the. Defining the sociological properties of slang and analyzing the most frequent of properties used are taken from the theory of mattiello. A description of its morphology, semantics and sociology jun 3, 2008. It also recognises that some service slang has made its way into civilian use.
Hence, they may help us predict similar associations and identify slang meanings. The book illustrates the application of a range of different methodologies to the study of slang and demonstrates the interconnection between the different subfields of linguistics. The popularisation of business and economic english in. It is a special case of word formation called clipping clipped compounds are common in various slang and jargon vocabularies a clipped compound word is actually a type of blend word. The slang contained in rap song lyrics are spread easily by the massive consumption of social media and enlighten highly by the report of conventional media. Extragrammatical morphology is a hitherto neglected area of research, highly marginalised because of its irregularity and unpredictability.
An introduction to english morphology available for download and read online in other formats. A description of its morphology, semantics and sociology, volume 2. Contemporary slang in the united states and england 1. Global english slang methodologies and perspectives. Slang is language words, phrases, and usages of an informal register that members of particular ingroups favor over the common vocabulary of a standard language in order to establish group identity, exclude outsiders, or both. This term has been used to show a parallelism between the process of zazzification wescott, 1978 and that of shashification in the formation of slang words. Request pdf on jan 1, 2009, elisa mattiello and others published difficulty of slang translation find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate.
Sanchez fajardo university of alicante, spain most studies of slang and colloquial speech have been traditionally devoted to the morphological and semantic examination of neologisms and innovative lexis eble 1996. A description of its morphology, semantics and sociology. Elisa mattiello, extragrammatical morphology in english. Despite the amount of work that has been carried out to collect english slang data, there has been, to date, no general introductory work that has attempted to synthesize the main points of predictable. Yet many neologisms in english are formed by means of extragrammatical mechanisms, such as abbreviation, blending and reduplication, which therefore deserve both greater attention and more systematic study. University of north carolina 200512 connie eble slang used by students at the.
Exploring the shashification of teenage slang request pdf. Analyzing the purposes of using slang in a community is taken from the theory of victor and dalzel. More on slang mattiello, elisa 2008 an introduction to english slang. Understanding slang in a global context, julie coleman part i.
The popularisation of business and economic english in online. Global english slang brings together nineteen key international experts and provides a timely and essential overview of english slang around the world today. It is a special case of word formation called clipping. The influence of english slang on italian, elisa mattiello 14.
Elisa mattiello is researcher in english language and translation at the. Elisa mattiello is the author of an introduction to english slang 0. The peoples poetry download a description of its morphology, semantics and sociology. I dont think sexual preference should have anything to do with enjoying the holiday. Access study documents, get answers to your study questions, and connect with real tutors for jowerdew 124. Slang is a group of special words or new meanings of already known words, used in certain groups of people professional, social, age, etc. A description of its morphology, semantics and sociology mattiello, elisa on. Elisa mattiello author of an introduction to english slang. A description of its morphology, semantics and sociology volume 2 of english library volume 2 of english library. The introduction acknowledges that slang is an everchanging language with new slang terms emerging all the time. Elisa mattiello is a researcher in english language and linguistics in the department of philology, literature and linguistics at the university of pisa, italy.
Slang is words or phrase which is used in very informal circumstances among close relation. She holds a phd in english linguistics from the same university, where she also currently teaches undergraduate courses of esp business english in the department of economics and. This fallacy is committed when a key word or phrase is used with two or more different meanings in the same argument. Pdf an introduction to english morphology download book full free. Most of them go back to the second world war marchand. The use of slang among students of english department universite. Also john ayto in the introduction of the oxford dictionary of modern slang. The popularisation of business and economic english in online newspapers, by elisa mattiello this book first published 2014 cambridge scholars publishing 12 back chapman street, newcastle upon tyne, ne6 2xx, uk british library cataloguing in publication data a catalogue record for this book is available from the british library. In any course of historical and comparative linguistics there will be students of different language backgrounds, different levels of linguistic training, and different theoretical orientation. Its aim is to further the understanding of the nature of words, in every sense and in the broadest definition, in the languages of the world by applying to that concept the.