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    Slang Language

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    Group paper of Anthropological Linguistic Lecturer: -Hj. Murni Mahmud‚ M. Hum‚ Ph.D. ANALYSIS OF THE USING SLANG LANGUAGE (BAD WORDS) IN MAKASSAR SOCIETY BY MOHAMMAD ASLAMMUDDIN (085214015) TRI WULANDARI (085214017) IHRAM CHARLY (105214017) ENGLISH LITERATURE FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE STATE UNIVERSITY OF MAKASSAR 2012 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background Language is a tool of communication. We can send information by communicate it. A communication can be a

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    Comments: Question 2. Question : ________________ is the specialized or technical language of a specific group or pro­fession that may not be understood by outsiders. Student Answer: Formal language Informal language CORRECT Jargon Cliché Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in Section 4.4 of Making Connections. Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 3. Question : The meaning you interpret from a message is never personal and is

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    Molitorisz’s most effective technique would be her use of language. Her use of language is effective because it includes the audience and makes them feel welcomed and understood. Her colloquial and slang language also effectively makes this article a fun and easy article to read. The people she interviewed also use slang language and it makes the audience know that Molitorisz did not edit anything. The use of relatable language makes the audience almost feel like they “belong” and understands what she is writing

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    PEACE OUT

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    PEACE OUT “Peace”‚ or “Peace Man”‚ accompanied by V-fingers out or “Peace Out” with two closed fist pumps to your chest were slang used in the 1970ʻs that meant‚ chill or relax or good-bye‚ respectively. Although our nation has experienced wars that date back from the 18th century with the American Revolution‚ 19th century with the Civil War‚ 20th century with World War 1 and 2‚ to today with the War on Terror‚ it is only natural that the nation has taken comfort in a term like “Peace”‚ defined

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    to landline house phones‚ to text messaging on cell phones and various social network sites. What were the 1950’s like? Now that we are in a new century and millennium‚ 1950 sounds so very long ago. During the 50’s decade‚ a lot of people used slang language that they got from the big screen. They often used the sayings from the movies that it got interpreted into our everyday life such as “I have lots of bread” for having lots of money‚ “he is cruisn’ for a bruisin’” for someone that looking

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    The Art Of Conny Hooking

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    throughout history. Of course‚ it means one that hooks‚ and most are familiar with the chiefly North American slang definition of the word which defines a hooker as a prostitute. However‚ there are other definitions that may surprise you. Hooker is also used to describe a position played in Rugby‚ more than likely because the player in the position tries to hook the ball. The word is used as slang to refer to an undiluted brandy‚ whiskey‚ or other liquor as well. Hooker is also used to define one-masted

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    ethics‚ I was lost and had no clue what this had to do with the rest of the article. Who cares about immigrants? This was not changing my world view on the issue of world hunger. He goes into the slang words for generations ago such as Dagos‚ Wops‚ Polacks‚ Chinks‚ and Krauts‚ what are half of these slang words referring to and who cares what they are referring to‚ it has nothing to do with the issue of preserving your life boat‚ what to do when there are too many mouths to feed and not enough food

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    audience I’m generally formal with‚ strange and unfamiliar. I also believe I do this because I expect an audience of that kind to object to it since teenage slang is most frequently thought as discourteous and lethargic As a teenager myself‚ I feel that media has played a strong part in influencing ‚ especially by the internet and TV. Habitually slang words such as "OMG‚ peng‚ lol‚ fam and convo" etc ‚are commonly used on social network sites like Face book‚ Twitter etc..; this is becoming a vast growing

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    today’s society use the slang‚ especially young people. Surprisingly not only young people use it‚ but people in the business world and the military use it too‚ just in a different form‚ such as using specific wording like abbreviations and code words. Even though slang is being used all the time‚ it is unacceptable in school curriculums. However‚ slang should be allowed in Standard English since there is little to no legitimate reason why students can’t express themselves though slang. Teachers simply

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    Etymology Old English

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    "over" + dare "to give" (see date (1)). The word is a doublet of treason (q.v.). The notion in the modern sense of the word is of things "handed down" from generation to generation. Traditional is recorded from c.1600; in ref. to jazz‚ from 1950. Slang trad‚ short for trad(itional jazz) is recorded from 1956; its general use for "traditional" is recorded from 1963. Anglo-Saxon O.E. Angli Saxones‚ from L. Anglo-Saxones‚ in which anglo- is an adverb‚ thus lit. "English Saxons‚" as opposed to those

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