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Controversial Issues of Slang. Etymology and Definition
Controversial Issues of Slang. Etymology and Definition

Author(s): Ildiko Gy. Zoltan
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Universităţii Petru Maior

Summary/Abstract: A gradual change in the attitude of linguistic sciences towards slang at the end of the 19th century has resulted in a considerable growth in the number of studies on this component of language, an abundance and variety in specialized literature that brought a great diversity of opinions. The present paper discusses two of the controversial problems of slang: the etymology of the word and the possibility of a satisfactory definition

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 08
  • Page Range: 228-234
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English
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