Problem Formulation Objective of the Study
Rhyming slangs are common in many languages, even American English has a few lingering examples, such as brass tacks being possibly taken from a
rhyme with facts, and the spoken term bread meaning money coming from the rhyming phrase bread and honey.
Historically speaking, a “Cockney” is anyone born within the sound of the bells of St. Mary-Le-Bow in the Cheapside area of
London, but many expressions that started out as Cockney rhyming slang have infiltrated the speech of other Britons, sometimes without the speakers even being
aware of the derivation of the expression. The second source is taken from www.helium.com. According to Rena
Sherwood, The best way to understand Cockney rhyming slang is to be around
people that use it every day. New rhyming phrases are added all of the time, so native speakers are the best people to learn new phrases from.
You begin to see the strange twists where a nun and habit really means rabbit. Then you have to determine whether rabbit means
the small furry mammal or the act of running on at the mouth http:www.helium.comitems1621937-learning-cokney-rhyming-
slang. March 3, 2010.
In the second article, Sherwood tries to explain that cockney rhyming
slang is a daily language which is used only in certain group or community. In other words, cockney rhyming slang is not as same as universal language. In
addition, there is only the member of certain group or community who can understand about cockney rhyming slang.
The writer also gets another reference from www.london.allinfo- about.com
. In this article, the writer gets information that when we use this slang in the conversation, we must know when we use the full phrase and when we just
use the last phrase. You have to know, though, when to use the whole phrase and when to
abbreviate. Another example: Would you Adam and Eve it? I was on me Jack Jones when I saw me old china half inching a whistle from the
market. Well, I aint no grass and hes borassic, so I kept me north and south shut. Translation:Would you believe it? I was on my own when I
saw my old mate friend pinching stealing a suit from the market. Well, Im not a nark informer and hes skint got no money, hard up so
I kept my mouth shut. http:london.allinfo-about.comfeaturesslang.html Sept 1, 2012