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Friday, July 22, 2011

COLLOQUIALISMS AND SLANGISM

What is COLLOQUIALISMS? It's an expression used in informal speech, writing or paralinguisms.


For examples : y'all , gonna, wanna


But what is distinction between colloquialisms and slang?


According to linguists Ghil'ad Zuckermann , "slang refers to informal, lexical items used by a specific social group, for instance teenagers , soldiers, prisoners or thieves.


Colloquialisms is a lexical item used in informal speech, whilst the broadest sense of that term might include slangisms. One method of distinguishing between a slangisms and a colloquialisms is to ask whether most native speakers know the word, if they do, it is a colloquialisms. 


This is quite confusing but now I understand a  lil bit. :) Thanks for the notes. I think I often use COLLOQUIALISMS in my life, so what you gonna do to with me? What you wanna do? HAHA. This is fun . Gotcha


Oya, example of slangism is YOU'RE (as well as colloquialism too )


You're beautiful ! :)

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