Controversial Issues of Slang. Etymology and Definition
Controversial Issues of Slang. Etymology and Definition
Author(s): Ildiko Gy. ZoltanSubject(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
Journal: Studia Universitatis Petru Maior. Philologia
- Issue Year: 2009
- Issue No: 08
- Page Range: 228-234
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English
