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Nineteenth Century Slang is more growth, it’s can be seen that
the intellectual produce the first Slang dictionary 1899. The World War I II
also has influence in slang language, such as G.I, Pissed off, brass, etc.
5 Twentieth Century
Slang become a part of spoken language and not only used by thieves or criminals
but also ordinary people, and slang is used in daily conversation because simpler and
easier to speak it.
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D. Kinds of Slang Language
After reading the Book “Slang, Today and Yesterday” by Eric Partridge
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, the writer finds some types of slang language. Some of slang types are:
1. Cockney Slang
Cockney slang becomes the brightest one in England, because it has a very pronounced accent.
There are two kinds of Cockney slang, first is the Cockney slang spoken by educated middle-class people and it’s origin from regional. The second is the
Cockney slang used by the semi literate and quite illiterate people, recognized as Cockney London of the street, and also English spoken by Londoners.
Below are some of the example of Cockney slang that is commonly used in their daily speaking by the middle class and educated people.
a. You’ll get yourself dislike
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Eric Partridge, Slang Today and Yesterday, London: Routlegde Kegan paul, 1950, p. 3
xxiv Means a remonstrance to a person behaving very badly.
b. See the breeze and taste the sun It means an expression of summer enjoyment to escape from London to common.
Below are some examples of Cockney slang that is commonly used in daily speaking by semi literate and quit illiterate people.
‘Sky a copper’ means to make a disturbance; ‘Up the pole’ means Drunk and ‘Old gal’ means general term of affection describing a wife.
2. Public House Slang
This type is considered to a genial, cheery, and materialistic, but it is not gross or cynical. Public house slang words and phrases also make up for the smallness of
the recorded vocabulary by the nature of the subject, so that people can’t neglect to use this slang.
Here are the examples of Public house slang: a. Early purl Means a drink made of hot beer and gin, so named because taken early
in cold morning. b. Straight drinking means Drinking while standing in the bar.
c. Favorite vice means Strong drink taken habitually. d. Shed a tear means to make water.
3. Workmen’s Slang
This type has a link up with public house slang. It is also considered to people’s activity in working. The users of workmen’s slang don’t mention the real
xxv name of something but they call it with another name that already use and understood
among them. They use many of synonyms to communicate each other. Most of the users of workmen’s slang are laborers, neither town or farm
laborers. Furthermore, town and farm laborers have the differences. The town labors are more ready with their tongues and fluent with their slang than the farm labors
which is not too modern instance, ancient saw, and weather-lore. Below are some examples of Workmen’s slang:
Brass means Money. It seems a general word originated in the cooper and iron industries.
a. Screwed up means without money, therefore unable to move about at will. b. Want an apron means to be out of work.
c. Sling one’s hook means to be dismissed.
4. Tradesmen’s Slang
