THE USE OF SLANG AMONG STUDENTS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF DELTA, AGBOR, DELTA STATE NIGERIA.
Abstract
This project examines the Use and the Effects of Slang on English Language of undergraduates. Attempts are made to trace the advent of slang and the growth of slang usage among Nigeria. The various definitions of slang are equally examined and discussed by different linguists. A corpus of data (slangs) involving students conversation were observed, processed and analyzed. The effect of slang on English Language on undergraduates are also discussed. The study reveals the prevalence of slang usage in informal contexts and situations as well as the stretches of the use of slang or features even in formal context and formal discourse. To test the validity of this work students of University of delta were observed in different faculties, by the researcher and making the students unaware, and were carefully analyzed. The data (slangs) analyzed feature the slang used by the students and its effects on the English Language of undergraduates.
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