Linguistic Analysis: Slang as a Phenomenon in the Aspect of Perception of Modern Society

Аннотация

The purpose of writing this article is linguistic analysis in the aspect of linguacultural of modern society and the influence of slang. The term “slang” usually refers to those linguistic expressions that do not coincide with the literary language. The study of colloquial speech, including slang, is necessary, since this form is the only true language and the norm for assessing other forms of speech. INTRODUCTION and the disappearance of some words and meanings, that is, a change in the vocabulary of any language, unlike the literary language, colloquial speech is The term “slang” appeared in Russian lexicology being transformed in the aspect of modern society. relatively recently. Unlike jargon, it is not recorded In this regard, issues related to the semantics, either in Dahl’s Dictionary of the Living Great structure and composition of jargon, the features and Russian Language or in the Brockhaus and Efron rules of their use, their communicative and pragmatic Encyclopedia. The penetration of this word into properties are being actively studied. The specifics of linguistic and cultural studies came about through the slang are covered in the works of a number of study of English-speaking cultures. Initially, slang researchers: V.S. Elistratov, E.A. Zemskaya, P.V. related exclusively to foreign language reality, but Likholitov, T.G. Nikitina and others. The structural later the scope of the word expanded [1]. and semantic features of slangisms are described Ten to twenty years is an insignificant period for (T.V. Zaikovskaya, V.S. Elistratov, A.I. Marochkin), the development of a language, but there are periods the place of these units in the Russian language is in history when the rate of linguistic change increases determined (V.N. Shaposhnikov), methods of significantly. Thus, the state of linguistics in the formation of slangisms are studied (V.V. Lopatin). seventies and nineties can serve as an excellent confirmation of this fact. The changes affected the RESULTS AND DISCUSSION language itself and, first of all, the conditions of its use. If we use linguistic terminology, we can talk about a change in the linguistic situation and the In the process of studying a living spoken emergence of new types of discourse. language, it became clear to researchers that the Communication between a person from the seventies concepts of “jargon” and “argot” historically indicate and a person from the nineties could very well end in a limited range of their speakers, as well as the communicative failure due to a simple narrowness of the semantic field of lexical units. At misunderstanding of the language and, perhaps, the same time, a linguistic environment of oral incompatible linguistic behavior. As confirmation, it communication, different from the norm, uniting a is enough to point out the most noticeable, although large number of people, became apparent. It is this not the most interesting, change: the appearance of a concept that is called “slang”. huge number of new words, including borrowings Based on traditional definitions of slang, youth As we can see, in the first definition, slang is slang is the language of a certain age group, but this simply a series of non-terminological words used in a concept is somewhat more complex. It should be terminological sense, like “windshield wiper” or taken into account that young people are people of “spare tire” for motorists. Such words are not suitable different professions, hobbies and beliefs, and levels for formal instructions, but are convenient for of education, therefore youth slang is as business conversations between professionals. heterogeneous as the youth themselves. The In the second case, it’s completely different: we vocabulary of a young “Internet user” is different are faced with words that have already left the from that of teenagers who gravitate towards criminal professional sphere and gone “into the world.” adventures; rock fans speak differently than “fans” of Perhaps an example of this would be "six": in the Western bands and followers of hippies; all these and world of thieves, one of the meanings of this word is other numerous communities of teenagers and youth "a person who serves thieves." In modern colloquial contrast themselves not only with the world of boring vocabulary of any language, “six” is a derisive adult “civilians”, but also, to a greater extent, with designation for any insignificant person, possibly (but each other. Therefore, it is among young people that not necessarily) with criminal tendencies. Another the slang of certain groups is one of the ways of quality noted by researchers is very important: all knowing “one’s own” and a means of isolation, such words are clearly expressive [1]. creating a certain “esoteric” sphere. The slang of various youth groups borrows from other slangs: CONCLUSIONS criminal, software, hippie, sports; elements that are In conclusion, it should be said that often in the most consistent with the