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Slang in Bridget Jones's Diary
2017. urn:nbn:hr:162:697193
Čičmir, Ivana
University of Zadar
Department of English

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Čičmir, I. (2017). Slang in Bridget Jones's Diary (Undergraduate thesis). Zadar: University of Zadar. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:697193

Čičmir, Ivana. "Slang in Bridget Jones's Diary." Undergraduate thesis, University of Zadar, 2017. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:697193

Čičmir, Ivana. "Slang in Bridget Jones's Diary." Undergraduate thesis, University of Zadar, 2017. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:697193

Čičmir, I. (2017). 'Slang in Bridget Jones's Diary', Undergraduate thesis, University of Zadar, accessed 20 November 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:697193

Čičmir I. Slang in Bridget Jones's Diary [Undergraduate thesis]. Zadar: University of Zadar; 2017 [cited 2024 November 20] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:697193

I. Čičmir, "Slang in Bridget Jones's Diary", Undergraduate thesis, University of Zadar, Zadar, 2017. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:697193

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TitleSlang in Bridget Jones's Diary
Title (croatian)Slang u Dnevniku Bridget Jones
AuthorIvana Čičmir
MentorLidija Štrmelj (mentor)
Committee memberSanja Škifić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberIvo Fabijanić (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberLidija Štrmelj (član povjerenstva)
GranterUniversity of Zadar
(Department of English)
Zadar
Defense date and country2017-09-28, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
This final paper deals with slang and its development through history while the examples were taken from well-known novel by Helen Fielding Bridget Jones’s Diary which is abundant in modern slang and terms used in everyday, colloquial communication. The first forms of slang were exclusively illustrative, in the ancient languages such as Greek or Latin. Slang initially developed from criminal undergrounds since it served to criminals as a form of secret communication, and lately upgraded to the use of free individuals. But, it has always been associated to lower, working classes compared to those higher who were inclined to use a standard language. Slang itself is known to be rich in synonyms since it replaces standard forms and commonly is related to large cities and streets. Target users of slang are definitely the youth; teenagers and college students. On the concrete example of Bridget, she in her confidential diary uses exclusively slang spoken by British middle classes during the late 1990s. Bridget Jones’s Diary served as a reliable source for finding slang examples which were further analysed using two large dictionaries specialised for slang as well as inevitable Oxford English Dictionary as a final point in this analysis.
Abstract (croatian)
Ovaj završni rad tematizira slang i njegov razvitak kroz povijest, dok su primjeri preuzeti iz poznatog romana Helen Fielding Dnevnik Bridget Jones koji je prepun modernog slanga koji se koristi u svakodnevnoj, razgovornoj komunikaciji. Na samim početcima, slang je bio isključivo u formama ilustracija, u jezicima poput starog grčkog i latinskog. Prvotno, slang se razvio iz kriminalnih podzemlja jer se koristio kao tajna vrsta komunikacije među kriminalcima, a kasnije ga koriste i slobodni individualci. Ali, uvijek se povezuje s nižim, radničkim klasama u usporedbi s višim klasama koji su naginjali korištenju standardnog jezika. Slang je poznat po tome da je bogat sinonimima jer zamjenjuje standardne oblike te se većinom povezuje s većim gradovima I ulicama. Skupina koja najviše koristi slang su zasigurno mladi: tinejdžeri i studenti na fakultetu. Na konkretnom primjeru Bridget Jones, ona u svom povjerljivom dnevniku koristi isključivo slang kojeg su koristile britanske srednje klase krajem 1990-ih godina. Dnevnik Bridget Jones je poslužio kao pouzdan izvor u pronalaženju primjera slanga koji su dalje analizirani koristeći dva velika rječnika, specijalizirana za slang kao I nezaobilazni Oxford English Dictionary kao zaključna točka u analizi.
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Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:162:697193
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major)
Study programme type: university
Study level: undergraduate
Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti)
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