Eliza Williams

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Defining the Positive and Negative Effects of Slang Usage (eBook, PDF)

Beschreibung

Academic Paper from the year 2013 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 92.00, The University of Memphis, course: Communication Research, language: English, abstract: Slang is a rather complex subject, similar to the complexity of Biology. I believe there are different levels to slang. I also believe that slang itself can be identified as a second language, depending on who speaks it and where it is spoken. All my life I have spoken slang. I grew up around people who also spoke slang rather frequently. I guess one could argue slang has been a part of my very fabric since I was able to speak and remember. Growing up I did not understand that I was speaking slang. I had never given any serious thought to the way I spoke or the people around me. I never had to. I did not realize I spoke differently or "wrong" until I was measured up against someone else's speaking, primarily white people. When I was a child I could remember being corrected by my teachers, all of whom spoke slang, but they had the ability to code switch when it was necessary, an ability I had not yet possessed. It would often make me feel less confident when I was corrected by my teachers for speaking incorrectly, considering the fact that it was done so frequently. I could never understand why I had to adjust my speaking if my teachers understood me perfectly fine. I remember feeling a strong sense of discomfort when I spoke slang among people who did not speak slang. Trying to adjust was like learning another language and very troubling for me. It often made me question, "What is slang?", "Why can't I just speak the way I am comfortable?" and "Why is slang so bad if I'm perfectly understood?" All of these questions lead to my exploration of slang and compelled me to do extensive research on the subject matter. I want to understand, "why is slang considered bad in certain settings if the communication is effective?" Slang has evolved tremendously over the years. There is not any objective defining of slang. Researchers have speculated how useful and useless slang is or has been over the years. It cannot be said that slang was ever meaningless it has been based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.

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Autor

Eliza Williams was born in Cleveland, Mississippi. She grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, where she spent most of her adult life. Eliza started to write in her late 20's. She is a writer in the broadest sense of writing. She has written screenplays, poetry, short stories etc. She is currently working on a children's book that will be finished by April 2021. "Defining the Positive and Negative Effects of Slang Usage" is a bachelor thesis paper written in 2013 using secondary sources to transition to primary research. It explores the positive and negative effects of the usage of slang as it relates to gender, race, region, country, age etc. Eliza's writing has since evolved.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: GRIN Verlag
• Seitenzahl: 12
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783346171931
• Artikelnr.: 59501835