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Slang in America
Date Submitted: 05/26/2004 23:26:31
Category: / Social Sciences / Language & Speech
Length: 3 pages (871 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Language & Speech
Length: 3 pages (871 words)
For hundreds of years, English has been continuously changing. Words that were unacceptable 300 years ago are now commonplace. English has always had a trademark of being a comfortable language, the language of the common people (MacNeil 143). Change in the grammar and diction of a language is natural, and English is always confronted with changes. Among them are the use of slang, clipped word endings, and new dialects. Some Conservatives do not like changes because they …
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…York: St. Martin's, 1986. 101-107.
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Morrow, Lance. 'If Slang is Not a Sin.' Language Awareness. 4th Ed. Eds. Paul Eschholt, Alfred Rosa, Virginia Clark. New York: St. Martin's, 1986. 135-139.
Seymour, Dorothy Z. 'Black Children, Black Speech' Language Awareness. 4th Ed. Eds. Paul Eschholt, Alfred Rosa, Virginia Clark. New York: St. Martin's, 1986. 122-129.
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