Essays about: "british slang"

Found 4 essays containing the words british slang.

  1. 1. Beyond the Norm of Standard English : A Content Analysis of Standard and Non-Standard Varieties in EFL Textbooks

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Erik Molin; [2023]
    Keywords : EFL textbooks; Linguistic variation; Standard and non-standard varieties; Upper secondary school;

    Abstract : To achieve the Swedish National Agency for Education’s (2022) aim of developing all-round communicative skills, knowledge of the vast diversity of English may be needed. Therefore, this study analyses the representation of standard and non-standard varieties in four EFL textbooks aimed for the English 5 course in Swedish upper secondary school. READ MORE

  3. 2. "Breaking the lawn chair, skinning the fish" : Categorization and Gender Differences in Slang Use in the TV Series Sex Education

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

    Author : Michele Lopez; [2021]
    Keywords : slang; Sex Education; taboo words; proper slang; pragmatic markers; gender perspective;

    Abstract : This essay, entitled “Breaking the lawn chair, skinning the fish” - Categorization and Gender Differences in Slang Use in the TV Series Sex Education, claims that slang is part of our everyday language use and it can be found even on TV nowadays. In fact, contemporary TV series often portray a language use that includes informal language and slang expressions and words. READ MORE

  4. 3. Representations of British teenage slang in the TV-series "Misfits" - A communicative approach to teenage slang

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Emilia Zotevska; [2014-01-15]
    Keywords : slang; teenagers; adolescence; Misfits; convergence; communication; goal; accomodation; sociolinguistics; communication accomodation theory; identity; group togetherness; solidarity; scripted speech; fictional speech; in-group; out-group;

    Abstract : The aim of this essay is to examine the functions of British teenage slang vocabulary from a communicative perspective and to analyse it in the social situations that occur in the TV-series Misfits. The language in Misfits can be considered a representation of the slang usage of British teenagers in general. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Use of Slang in British English : A Study of the Slang used in Football Factory and Little Britain

    University essay from Humanvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Tim Pedersen; [2009]
    Keywords : Slang; Covert Prestige; Britsh;

    Abstract : The languages of the world are constantly changing and slang intrudes the vocabulary of many people all over the world. But what is slang and where does it come from? Are there differences in the slang that men and women use? And what is the point of using slang? It seems that the slang that was used by previous generations has either gone out of use or has now become a part of accepted standard language; basically, the youth of today reject the slang that their parents used. READ MORE