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Slang in America
Title: Slang in America
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 893 | Pages: 3.8 (approximately 235 words/page)
Slang in America
Slang in America For hundreds of years, English has been continuously changing. Words that were unacceptable 100 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 …showed first 75 words of 893 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 893 total…Eschholt, Alfred Rosa, Virginia Clark. New York: St. Martin's, 1986. 101-107.
MacNeil, Robert. "English Belongs to Everybody." Language Awareness. 4th Ed. Eds. Paul Eschholt, Alfred Rosa, Virginia Clark. New York: St. Martin's, 1986. 140-144.
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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