Slang in English and Slovene lyrics

graduation thesis

Petra Matko (Author), Nada Šabec (Mentor)

Abstract

Language is an important means of communication and an integral part of each person's identity. Different social groups use different language varieties such as slang, jargon and argot. This paper concentrates on slang, the language which is popular among the youth and whose vocabulary is a subject of constant changes. Slang is a language variety which the young people use for expressing their feelings and beliefs about society in a different way. It is a spoken language; however it can be found in written form in electronic messages, short messages, lyrics and on numerous social network sites. The main aim was to analyze the use of slang in English and Slovene lyrics in three chosen music genres: pop, rock and rap music. Slang and its characteristics are described in the theoretical part. The focus is also on the use of slang in the Slovene language and on the influence of the English language on Slovene slang. In the empirical part, English and Slovene lyrics are classified into corresponding music genres. The results of analyzed slang words are presented and interpreted.

Keywords

Slang;influence of foreign languages;Slovene lyrics;English lyrics;music genres;youth;

Data

Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2013
Source:	Maribor
Typology:	2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis
Organization:	UM FF - Faculty of Arts
Publisher:	[P. Matko]
UDC:	811.111(043.2)
COBISS:	19775752
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary title:	Sleng v angleških in slovenskih besedilih pesmi
Secondary abstract:	Jezik je pomembno sredstvo sporazumevanja, prav tako je pomemben del človeške osebnosti. Za potrebe govornega sporazumevanja so se med člani različnih družbenih skupin razvile interesne govorice sleng, žargon in argo. Diplomsko delo se osredotoča na sleng, interesno govorico, ki je priljubljena predvsem med mladimi in katere besedišče je podvrženo nenehnim spremembam. Sleng je jezik, ki ga mladina uporablja za izražanje svojih občutij in prepričanj o družbi na drugačen način. Gre za govorjen jezik, čeprav ga lahko najdemo v pisni obliki v elektronskih sporočilih, mobilnih sporočilih, besedilih pesmi in na straneh številnih socialnih omrežij. Namen tega diplomskega dela je analizirati uporabo slenga v angleških in slovenskih besedilih pesmi v treh izbranih glasbenih zvrsteh, pop, rock in raperski glasbi. Teoretični del opisuje sleng in njegove značilnosti, osredotoča se tudi na rabo slenga v slovenskem jeziku in na vpliv, ki ga imajo na slovenski sleng tuji jeziki. Empirični del predstavljajo angleška in slovenska besedila pesmi, ki so razvrščena v ustrezne glasbene zvrsti. Slengovske besede so analizirane, rezultati pa so predstavljeni in interpretirani.
Secondary keywords:	angleščina;slovenščina;sleng;tuji jeziki;vpliv;pesmi;besedila;glasbene zvrsti;mladina;diplomska dela;
URN:	URN:SI:UM:
Type (COBISS):	Undergraduate thesis
Thesis comment:	Univ. v Mariboru, Filozofska fak., Oddelek za anglistiko in amerikanistiko
Pages:	214 f.
Keywords (UDC):	language;linguistics;literature;jezikoslovje;filologija;književnost;linguistics and languages;jezikoslovje in jeziki;languages;jeziki;germanic languages;germanski jeziki;english language;angleščina;
ID:	1001341