Information On colloquialism

A colloquialism is a phrase that is characteristic of or only appropriate for casual, ordinary, familiar, and/or informal speech communication rather than for formal speech, formal writing or paralinguistics colloquial. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved September 10, 2008, from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/colloquial Dictionary.com] Dictionaries often display colloquial words and phrases with the abbreviation colloq.as an identifier. Colloquialisms are also sometimes referred to collectively as "colloquial language". colloquialism. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved September 10, 2008, from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/colloquialism Dictionary.com]

Examples

Some examples of informal colloquialisms can include words (such as "y'all or "gonna or "wanna ), phrases (such as "ain't nothin' and "Wiktionary:dead as a doornail ), or sometimes even an entire aphorism ("Wiktionary:There's more than one way to skin a cat ). Image:Sodavspopvscoke.png in the US; "Pop" (blue) in the Midwest and Northwest, "soda" (tan & brown) in the Northeast and Southwest, and "coke" (red) in the South.http://popvssoda.com Popvssoda.com]]] Colloquialisms are often used primarily within a limited geographical area, known by linguist to spread through normal conversational interaction of a language, though more often now through informal online interaction. A common example given is the regional term used by people when describing a carbonated soft drink In the Upper Midwest in common with Canada it is commonly called "pop", while in other areas, notably the Northeastern and extreme Western United States, it is referred to as "soda". In the Southern United States due to being the birth place of Coca-Cola it is commonly called "Coke" regardless of brand. Some southerners even refer to soft drinks as "dope." The common belief is that this is an outdated reference to stimulant properties contained in these drinks.In New England it is occasionally called "tonic." In some areas of Scotland it is referred to as "ginger", and confusion over whether this term referred to all soft drinks or just ginger beer was apparent in the case of [[Donoghue v Stevenson]] (See: Names for soft drinks for more regional examples of colloquial names given to soft drinks.) Another example of colloquialism is the two different terms for rectangular maple doughnuts. They are called Long Johns in most of the United States, but in the Pacific Northwest (such as Oregon and Washington), they are referred to as Maple bar . Words that have a formal meaning may also have a colloquial meaning that, while technically incorrect, is recognizable due to common usage. For example, though biweekly is truly defined as "every other week", many dictionaries list both "twice a week" and "every other week". Auxiliary languages are sometimes assumed to be lacking in colloquialisms, but this varies from one language to another. In Interlingua the same standards of Interlingua and eligibility of international words apply to colloquialisms as to other terms. Thus, any widely international colloquialism may be used in Interlingua. Expressions such as en las manos de...in the hands of..., Que passa?Whats going on?, are common.

Distinction between colloquialism and slang

Some linguistics make a distinction between colloquialisms and slangisms (slang words). According to linguist Ghilad Zuckermann, "slang refers to informal (and often transient) lexical items used by a specific social group, for instance teenagers, soldiers, prisoners, or surfers. Slang is not considered the same as colloquial (speech), which is informal, relaxed speech used on occasion by any speaker; this might include contractions such as you’re, as well as colloquialisms. A colloquialism is a lexical item used in informal speech; whilst the broadest sense of the term ‘colloquialism’ might include slangism, its narrow sense does not. Slangisms are often used in colloquial speech but not all colloquialisms are slangisms. One method of distinguishing between a slangism and a colloquialism is to ask whether most native speakers know the word (and use it); if they do, it is a colloquialism. However, the problem is that this is not a discrete, quantized system but a continuum. Although the majority of slangisms are ephemeral and often supplanted by new ones, some gain non-slang colloquial status (e.g. English language silly – cf. German language selig ‘blessed’, Middle High German language sælde ‘bliss, luck’ and Zelda, a Middle Eastern female first name) and even formal status (e.g. English mob)."See p. 21 in http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?is140391723X Language Contact and Lexical Enrichment in Israeli Hebrew, by zuckermann, Ghil’ad, Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan 2003.

Distinction between colloquialism and jargon

Jargon is terminology which is especially defined in relationship to a specific activity, profession, or group. the term covers the language used by people who work in a particular area or who have a common interest. Much like slang,lt;/ref> it can develop as a kind of short-hand, to express ideas that are frequently discussed between members of a group, though it can also be developed deliberately using chosen terms. A standard term may be given a more precise or unique usage among practitioners of a field. In many cases this causes a barrier to communication with those not familiar with the language of the field.

Distinction between colloquialism and dialect

The term dialect is used in two distinct ways, even by linguists. One usage refers to a variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular group of the languages speakers.http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50063104?query_typeword&queryworddialect&first1&max_to_show10&sort_typealpha&result_place1&search_idtFGd-Bh8USU-18775&hilite50063104 Oxford English dictionary.] The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors, such as social class.http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/dialect Merriam-Webster Online dictionary.] A dialect that is associated with a particular social class can be termed a sociolect; a regional dialect may be termed a regiolect or topolect. The other usage refers to a language socially subordinate to a regional or national standard language, often historically cognate to the standard, but not a variety of it or in any other sense derived from it. A dialect is distinguished by its vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation (phonology including prosody .

References

External links

* http://www.uniteddictionary.com/ Slangasaurus] The Slang Dictionary, and Urban Thesaurus You Wrote * http://coloquial.es/es/diccionario-del-espanol-coloquial/ Colloquial Spanish] Dictionary of Colloquial Spanish. Category:Linguistics be-x-old:Прастамоўе cs:Kolokvializmus de:Umgangssprache es:Vulgarismo fy:Sprektaal gl:Vulgarismo io:Familiara dicajo is:Talmál ms:Bahasa basahan nl:Spreektaal ja:口語 pl:Kolokwializm ru:Просторечие simple:Colloquialism sv:Talspråk th:ภาษาพูด uk:Просторіччя zh-yue:俗語

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