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35MAIN FEATURES OF YOUTH JARGON: SYCHRONIC ANALYSIS
Abdullayeva N.O.
Abdullayeva Nasiba Orzuyevna - Teacher, THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT, BUKHARA ENGINEERING-TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, BUKHARA, REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
Abstract: the article deals with synchronic analysis of the main characteristic features of youth jargon and their historical determination. The authors disclose and compare such terms as "youth jargon", "youth slang", "argot" and analyze some tendencies in their studies.
Keywords: youth jargon, youth slang, youth speak, argot, synchronic analysis, English loan words.
Language transformations and specific socialists which include youth jargon as well are widely discussed in scientific literature of recent years. Although modern Russian linguistics — as well as foreign language studies — is closely focused on this phenomenon, informational, social and linguacultural changes are getting to this focus only when they become evident in the everyday, e.g. in casual life of society. Due to the process of rapid "internalization" of society, many language aspects and peculiarities of their usage in youth communication seem to be left unconsidered. The relevance of the problem marked is determined by a growing interest towards some speech behavior peculiarities of the youth being a specific group of modern society. It should be mentioned that value orientation and traditions of youth communication, specific sub-systems, connected with English lexical and terminological systems influence the change of modern language system and that leads to changes in native speaker personality. Scientists now agree with the idea of modern youth jargon being multifunctional, although the description of jargon in general and youth jargon in particular haven't undergone significant changes and moved beyond original definitions none of which is claimed to be generally accepted. The analysis of definitions found in different types of dictionaries shows that jargon is characterized by having its own vocabulary and expressivity of speech patterns but lacking specific phonetic and grammar systems. The variety of lexical items used in the language peculiar to a certain sphere to name real, hypothetical and imaginary objects is determined by a specificity of activities and world model existing in a persons mind at a certain moment, but it always contains the traces of past definitions. Nowadays, many researchers consider jargon and slang to be relative, often understanding jargon as realization (or verbalization) of communication, e.g. as a communicative act or the process of communication.
It is safe to say that today there is a tendency of social groups mixing in terms of growing role of common information spaces (social networks, forums and other me ans of communication provided by the Internet) in communication. Jargon expressions living in youth sub cultural area are easily taken by adults and children. Colloquial language analysis shows that generic lexical items are often transformed into jargons and turn into special state expressions.
Summarizing abovementioned it is necessary to say that the term slang in English linguistics often refers to a) specific speech patterns and lexical items of certain social groups and subcultures, b) generically used lexical items of colloquial nature for informal communication. Apparently, for English lexicography the advantageous question is not the distinction between slang, jargon and argot, but the specificity of the process of transferring words from slang to colloquial speech and defining these two phenomena.
In Russia, the term slang becomes more popular in 1980-90s which correlates with the growing popularity of English as a foreign language at that time. E.M.Beregovskaya considers this period to be the third wave of interest towards youth jargon research and
associates it with "the era of stagnation in Russia, when suffocating atmosphere of social life gave birth to various youth subcultures and "hippirized" young people invented their own slang as a gesture of protest against official ideology" [2]. According to the researcher, the bright trait of youth jargon at that point in time is English loan words domination which in fact was imitation of western style of behavior. She also appeals not to see only negative side of such phenomenon as "argot, no matter how you call it - jargon, slang, socialists", because it can be considered as a way of enriching colloquial and literary language. The researcher puts these terms together using them as synonyms and preferring slang only in terms of "englization" of youth communication of that time [2]. It certainly satisfies the main demands of modern tendencies in linguistics: youth jargon is still the most flexible language segment being open for loan colloquialisms and constantly enriching the language with neologisms.
References
1. Anishchenko O.A. Genesis and functioning of the youth socioselect in the Russian language of the national period. Moscow: Flint Publishing House, 2010. 280 p.
2. Beregovskaya E.M. Youth slang: formation and functioning // Questions of linguistics. M., 1996. No. 3. P. 32-41.
3. GalperinI.R. On the term "slang" / / Questions of linguistics. 1956. No. 6. P. 107-114.
4. Krysin L.P. Russian literary language at the turn of the century / / Russian speech. 2000. No. 1. P. 28-40.
GAME AS A MAIN STRATEGY IN LANGUAGE STRATEGY
Abdullayeva N.O.
Abdullayeva Nasiba Orzuyevna - Teacher, THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT, BUKHARA ENGINEERING-TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, BUKHARA, REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
Abstract: this article is dedicated to a problem in language education - using game as a basic strategy in learning process of all age learners. The author describes main features of game as a learning method and its advantages in comparison with traditional methods. Game sustains student motivation and interest and makes education effective and pleasant .In the article some terms used in language education are also discussed. Keywords: game, strategy, language education, suggestopedia.
This article is dedicated to an interesting problem in modern communicative language education - using game as a main strategy. The author prefers to use a term language education instead of language learning because of its more complexity and preciseness. According to Russian methodologist Passov language education includes four aspects: learning, cognition, development and training. It is necessary to add two more aspects - 1) language teaching and 2) the process of teaching language and culture as a whole. [1.34]
Multilingual skills in modern world are valuable and language education has a strategic importance. In this sphere of methodology there is no common accepted terms. For example, Russian and Bulgarian methodologists traditionally distinguish native-language and foreign-language education but this differentiation may be too conditional. More correct and appropriate terms could be first, second, third language education and we have to explore common mechanisms of language acquisition and practice. It does not mean that the special methodology of each different language which examines specific difficulties in
