The Sociolinguistic Aspect of the American Slang (Based on the Material of Popular Serials)

Student: Sadykova Galiia

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities (Nizhny Novgorod)

Educational Programme: Fundamental and Applied Linguistics (Bachelor)

Final Grade: 7

Year of Graduation: 2018

In this study, an analysis of the sociolinguistic specificity of American slang was made in gender and age aspects. Frequency analysis of the features of slang was carried out on the phonetic, derivational, lexicological and syntactic levels of the language, which made it possible to identify similarities and differences in the use of slang of different groups.

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