2. The concept of slang

 The meaning of the concept of ‘slang’ and what it includes was much clearer in the old days. Originally, it was used by British criminals to refer to their own special language. Later the main subject of slang involved. It became a speech of all classes, both high and low. Bu today the correct definition of slang cannot be found in the dictionaries, encyclopedias or somewhere else.

          Among the more expressive and a colorful description of slang is: “language with its sleeves rolled up, its shirt-tails dangling, and its shoes covered in mud”. In the “Concise Encyclopedia of Pragmatics”, points to the uncertain existence of slang, describing it as ‘vocabulary in limbo awaiting acceptance or rejection by standard usage’.

Some linguists and lexicographers give a rather sweeping definition. In Swedish, for instance, slang is said to vary from casual to vulgar, but that the distinction cannot be specified, since it is all a matter of attitude. Similarly, in “A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language”, mention ‘slang’ under the heading ‘Varieties according to attitude’. Others, such as Dumas & Lighter avoid definitions altogether by instead providing identifying criteria, for instance, ‘Its presence will markedly lower, at least for the moment, the dignity of formal or serious speech or writing.’ and ‘It is used in place of the well-known conventional synonym’, while still others describe slang by stating ‘what it is and what it is not’

What is the same in the work of linguists and lexicographers is that slang is short-lived, because it appears spontaneously and diaper when trend comes away. They agreed that slang is also related into the groups of people from different type of life habits. All of the scientists describe slang as creative and new, often playful and metaphorical part of language’s vocabulary. Also linguists say that slang appears in the metropolises first and then it spreads into the other parts of the country. Scientists also admit that slang of the villages does not spread into the cities.

It should be said that slang become more highly-used every day, but it is not well reflected on our lexicology, vocabulary and expression of our speech. That charm and beautiful literature speech was lost many years ago with coming of slang. It has a very large influence on our habits and way of communicating. We should agree with the fact that slang made our thoughts easier to utter, but it also spread out the accessibility of that expression.

          It is also usually pointed out that slang affects vocabulary but not grammatical constructions. In this connection, Anderson and Trudgill comment, that ‘there are perhaps a handful of features which could be regarded as typical of slang grammar’. Some of investigators are giving the following example of ‘slang syntax’ represented by the unorthodox use of the definite article, observed among “American college” students: ‘Susan set me up with her big brother. She’s the homie’. Unlike other scholars, philologists also mentions the important role of body language and sounds, and the combined effect of pitch, stress and pauses, without which some words would not convey the slang meaning at all.

          Under the meaning of slang are getting a lot of reductions and abbreviators of the Internet slang. A lot of people every day in all English-speaking countries use abba’s to communicate with each other.

          Slang is said to be short-lived. This, of course, is not true for all slang words. Some were created a very long time ago and are still defined as slang. Notice, however, that the dates that are given in dictionaries prefer to written language, which most certainly means that the first occurrence of the respective words in spoken language was much earlier. Other old slang words would seem hopelessly outdated if uttered by somebody today. Still other words, which were originally referred to as slang, have been adopted in the standard language but are labeled ‘informal’, such as the short forms super in the sense of ‘wonderful’ and telly for ‘television’, to mention but two.

Conclusion

Slang is an alternative vocabulary of each language. It is mostly used for bringing humor, prejudice into language. “The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar” describes it as, "Words, phrases, and uses that are regarded as informal and are often restricted to special contexts or are peculiar to specific profession, classes etc". Under the meaning of slang we can get a lot of reductions and abbreviators of the Internet slang. A lot of people every day in all English-speaking countries use abba’s to communicate with each other. Slang was first recorded in the 16th century by Thomas Dekker.