English slang

Slangizms are very interesting groups of words. One of the characteristics of slangizm is that they are not included into Standard English

EG: mug = face; trap = mouth

Such words are based on metaphor, they make speech unexpected, vivid and sometimes difficult to understand.

Introduction.

Main Part.

Chapter I. Characteristic features of Slang

1. Feature Articles: Magical Slang: Ritual, Language and Trench Slang of the Western front

2. Background of Cockney English

Chapter II. Slang and the Dictionary

1. What is slang?

2. Slang Lexicographer

3. Slang at the Millennium

Conclusion

Literature