Do I get the hang of it? – Of young people’s language Cover Image

Czy kminię? – czyli o języku młodzieży
Do I get the hang of it? – Of young people’s language

Author(s): Marta Szymańska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Education, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: young people’s language; young people’s slang; borrowings; vulgarisation; proper language use;

Summary/Abstract: The author reviews literature relating to the language of young people. She selects information which relate to distinctive features of this language variety. She also deliberates on different functions of slang used by the youth, making the lingo attractive and useful for contemporary young people. Utilizing examples from the living language taken from the Internet, she shows the truthfulness of the preceding findings.

  • Issue Year: 4/2013
  • Issue No: 140
  • Page Range: 19-29
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish
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