Мобільний сленг як одна з найпоширеніших груп повсякденного сленгу молоді

Abstract

(uk) У статті проаналізовано різні теоретичні підходи до вивчення поняття сленг та його ролі в сучасній лінгвістичній науці; подано комплексний опис молодіжного сленгу, як однієї з підсистем сучасної англійської мови, причини його виникнення і вживання; визначено різні види молодіжного сленгу, його класифікацію. В дослідженні подано найпоширеніші способи творення сленгових слів та словосполучень, серед яких мобільний сленг містить найбільшу кількість молодіжного сленгу і є одним із популярним джерел поповнення цього шару мови.

(en) The article analyzes various theoretical approaches to the study of slang and its role in modern linguistic science; a comprehensive description of youth slang, as one of the subsystems of modern English, the causes of its occurrence and use are presented; different types of youth slang, its classification are defined. Youth slang acts as a means of communication for people of the same age category and is limited by the realities of the world of young people and is often misunderstood by people of other age groups. The reesarch views the most common ways of creating slang words and phrases, among which texting slang contains the highest amount of youth slang words and is one of the most popular sources of replenishment for this layer of language. Youth slang is a special form of language that is very difficult to study despite its objective existence, given that this phenomenon is unstable in time, mobile and changeable. New words can emerge as easily as they disappear, so slang needs to be constantly considered, structured, summarized and analyzed. The article defines that slang words and phrases are emotionally colored vocabulary that arises and used mostly in oral communication. Words and phrases that are outside the literary English language can be divided into certain groups of people: by age, territorial, class, and professional. The most common is by age and youth vocabulary is especially common. The results of the study make it possible to claim that tendencies towards conciseness, simplicity, imagery of expression of thoughts and feelings of the speaker are most often observed during the formation of new slang. Also, youth slang contains some irony, often a negative coloring, and sometimes even roughness. Slang embraces all the aspirations and desires of the modern youth, it is necessary to demonstrate their originality and dissimilarit. It is an integral part of the identity, brightness and imagery of the young generation. The use of various words and phrases is used to prevent verbosity and cliches, to give specificity to certain phenomena.