INTRODUCTION 5
CHAPTER 1
THE DEFINITION OF SLANG AS A UNIQUE PHENOMENON IN THE WORLD CULTURE 8
1.1. Definition of slang 8
1.2. The concept of slang 9
CHAPTER 2
USAGE OF SLANG IN MODERN LIFE 12
2.1. COLT (Corpus of London Teenage Language) 12
2.2. Examples in the English language: 14
CHAPTER 3
INVESTIGATION 18
3.1. Dictionaries 18
3.2. Usage of slang in the novel “Dandelion Wine” by Ray Bradbury 20
3.3. Analysis of the questionnaire 21
CONCLUSION 24
REFERENCES 25
APPENDIX