Slang

Question 1

Define Cant

Answer 1

Language used in a negative way by a specific social group to talk about other people without them knowing

Question 2

Define Jargon

Answer 2

Technical Language used by people under a specific occupation

Question 3

What can Jargon also be called?

Answer 3

Occupational Register

Question 4

Define Slang

Answer 4

Short-lived language usually used by a specific social group

Question 5

Who made 15 observations on why people used slang according to what they said?

Answer 5

Partridge

Question 6

Why do people use slang in terms of trying to stand out?

Answer 6

They are using language only a specific social group are using

Question 7

Why might slang be used in terms of speaking negatively about people?

Answer 7

People can use slang to make fun of people without their knowledge

Question 8

Why might slang be used in terms of making a conversation seem less serious?

Answer 8

Because the terminology they use may seem more informal to them