SLANG EXPRESSIONS AND PHRASES IN THE SOUTHERN STATES OF USA AND THEIR PRACTICAL USAGE IN MODERN COLLOQUIAL ENGLISH IN COMPARISON WITH “COCKNEY” DIALECT OF STANDARD LITERARY ENGLISH WIDELY APPLIED IN THE CITY OF LONDON
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Abushaev Amir Kamilevich ()Files
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Slang expressions and phrases are widely used in modern, contemporary English. Some of them are directly applied in different situations and specifically are vividly popular in various types of conversational practices and overall between people especially living in the southern states of the United States of America. Some expressive elements are obvious in terms of wide group of people, who apply slang expressions in their daily conversations. In other words slang expressions may recall their specific usages in the variety of types of communication. As visitors go to various parts of English-speaking cities, it is absolutely possible to hear various types of pronunciation, which are seen as the distinctive results in our regular application of English language regarding our regular life as well.
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