lexical choice and semantic (informal)

Question 1

slang

Answer 1

colloquial language

Question 1

function of slang

Answer 1

incorporates a range of language features e.g metaphor
close tenor, familiarity between speakers, group membership

Question 2

metaphor is often what

Answer 2

often idiometic which heightens engagement, fluid and ephemeral

Question 3

lexical choice (taboo)
swearing and expletives can act as what

Answer 3

can act as an exclamatory interjection
can act as an insult/abuse
fulfils social functions e.g “how the fuck are you?”
dysphemisms ‘harsh’, ‘direct’, ‘blunt’ ways to refer to taboo topic e.g smashed