Thursday, 25 August 2011

Speaking activity

Our speaking activity was about Jargon and Argot 

Argot: a specialized language or set of idioms used by a particular group. And they use the very example we mentioned--thieves' argot. But in the next definition we have 'slang or jargon used by a particular group.'

Jargon: Whoa! Yes, it is a specialized or technical language of a trade, profession or similar group. But it can also mean nonsensical, meaningless, incoherent talk. Or a hybrid language, like pidgen. Or having a pretentious vocabulary, convoluted phrasing, and vague meaning. 

In this activity we explained how Jargon and argot was in the society and how it was being used, analyzing a text where we saw how the youth people would write and talk. Also a video where there was present specific language.