S LANG, C OLLOQUIAL L ANGUAGE & J ARGON Josefiina, Joonas & Rosa.

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S LANG, C OLLOQUIAL L ANGUAGE & J ARGON Josefiina, Joonas & Rosa

S LANG ( SLANGI ) Informal way of speaking Can vary between different groups Its used between people who understand the slang Often not found in dictionaries Cockney rhyming slang

E XAMPLES OF SLANG Frenemy Chick Spud Cockney rhyming Apples and pears Adam and Eve Trouble and strife

C OLLOQUIAL LANGUAGE ( ARKIKIELI ) Originates from Latin word meaning speaking together Informal way of writing and speaking, but not as informal as slang Not accepted in formal situations or writing Used in everyday conversations and conversational purposes Words, phrases and aphorisms

E XAMPLES OF COLLOQUIAL LANGUAGE Y’all Gonna Wanna Raining cats and dogs Old as the hills There’s more than one way to skin a cat

J ARGON ( AMMATTIKIELI ) Jargon has up to five definitons - total jibberish - vague language - dialects of a specific language The most common definition for jargon is a language of a certain profession, trade or expert group which used when communicating with other representatives of the group

J ARGON CONTINUED Jargon’s main purpose is to ease conversation between people who are aware and know the topic well enough to understand the jargon. Because of this jargon uses many abbreviations Another reason why jargon is used is to exclude others who are not within the jargon group

J ARGON EXAMPLES Internet jargon: LOL, TTYL, BFF, DLC Medical jargon: agonal, BP, FX, JT, NPO Military jargon: TDY, SQDN, SAM, Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot Political jargon: left wing, right wing, ”getting on the soapbox” sleeper, sleepers’ party

S OURCES "50's Slang Words." 50's Slang Words. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov "What Are Some Examples of Slang Terms?" WikiAnswers. Answers, n.d. Web. 13 Nov "What Is Slang?" What Is Slang? N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Nov Smith, S.E., and Bronwyn Harris. WiseGeek. Conjecture, 23 July Web. 01 Nov "What Is Slang?" WikiAnswers. Answers, n.d. Web. 01 Nov "Colloquialism." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 11 Jan Web. 01 Nov Warriner, John E. English Composition and Grammar. USA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Print.

S OURCES CONTINUED "Jargon." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com, n.d. Web. 13 Nov "Examples of Jargon." Examples of Jargon. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov