THE CONCEPT OF ARGOT AND THE FEATURES OF USING ARGOT

Аннотация

this article discusses the features of history and development of argot and also this article will provide a comprehensive overview of types and functions of argot that exist in today’s society, and how they are all connected. Key words: Argot, misery, coded argots, deviant phenomena, functions of argot, code words and others. ПОНЯТИЕ АРГО И ОСОБЕННОСТИ ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ АРГО Аннотация: в этой статье рассматриваются особенности истории и развития арго, а также в этой статье будет представлен всесторонний обзор типов и функций арго, которые существуют в современном обществе, и как они все связаны. Ключевые слова: арго, несчастье, кодированные арго, девиантные явления, функции арго, кодовые слова и другие. ARGO SO’ZLAR HAQIDA TUSHUNCHA VA ARGO SO’ZLARDAN FOYDALANISH XUSUSIYATLARI Annotatsiya: Ushbu maqola argo so’zlarning tarixi va rivojlanishini ko'rib chiqadi va zamonaviy jamiyatda mavjud bo'lgan argo turlari va funksiyalari va ularning barchasi qanday bog'liqligi haqida to'liq ma'lumot beradi. Kalit so'zlar: argo, baxtsizlik, kodlangan argo so’zlar, deviant hodisalar, argo funksiyalari, kodli so'zlar va boshqalar. Argot is a secret language used by various groups—including, but not limited to, thieves and other criminals—to prevent outsiders from understanding their Выпуск журнала №-23 Часть–4_ Апрель –2025 190 MODERN EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT conversations. The term argot is also used to refer to the informal specialized vocabulary from a particular field of study, hobby, job, sport, etc. Argot is a specialized vocabulary or set of idioms used by a particular social class or group, especially one that functions outside the law. Also called cant and cryptolect. French novelist Victor Hugo observed that "argot is subject to perpetual transformation—a secret and rapid work which ever goes on. It makes more progress in ten years than the regular language in ten centuries". ESL specialist Sara Fuchs notes that argot is "both cryptic and playful in nature and it is particularly rich in vocabulary referring to drugs, crime, sexuality, money, the police, and other authority figures". "The argot of the racetrack is responsible for piker 'small town gambler,' ringer 'illegally substituted horse,' shoo-in 'fixed race, easy win,' and others." The Argot of Prisoners "Prison argot, originally defined as the jargon of thieves, is a particular form of slang—in some circumstances, a complete language—capable of describing the world from the perspective of the prison. It has been argued that prisoners live, think, and function within the framework defined by the argot, whose vocabulary may supply alternative names for objects, psychological states of minds, personnel roles, situations and the activities of prison life. Experienced inmates use argot fluently and can switch between regular names and their argot counterparts, and the degree of familiarity with argot is an important symbol of group membership among prison inmates." The Argot of Pool Players "The poolroom hustler makes his living by betting against his opponents in different types of pool or billiard games, and as part of the playing and betting process he engages in various deceitful practices. The terms 'hustler' for such a practice and 'hustling' for his occupation have been in poolroom argot for decades, antedating their application to prostitutes. Выпуск журнала №-23 Часть–4_ Апрель –2025 191 MODERN EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT "Like all other American deviant argots I know of, [hustlers' argot] also reveals numerous facets that testify against a 'secrecy' interpretation. Some examples: (1) Hustlers always use their argot among themselves when no outsiders are present, where it could not possibly have a secretive purpose. (2) The argot itself is not protected but is an 'open secret,' i.e., its meanings are quite easily learned by any outsider who wishes to learn them and is an alert listener or questioner. (3) The argot is elaborated far beyond any conceivable need to develop a set of terms for deviant phenomena, and even far beyond any need to develop a full-scale technical vocabulary ." The Argot of Card Players "A cardsharp who is out to cheat you may be dealing from the bottom of the deck and giving you a fast shuffle, in which case you may get lost in the shuffle. You might call such a low-down skunk a four-flusher. Flush, a hand of five cards all of one suit, flows from the Latin fluxes because all the cards flow together. Four-flusher characterizes a poker player who pretends to such good fortune but in fact holds a worthless hand of four same-suit cards and one that doesn't match. "All of these terms originated with poker and other betting card games and have undergone a process that linguists call 'broadening.' A good example of movement from one specific argot to another is wild card berth or wild card player as used in football and tennis. In these sports, a team hopes for back-to-back victories— from a fortuitous ace-down-ace-up as the first two cards