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Slang Jargon Colloquialism Terminology
Slang Jargon Colloquialism Terminology
Slang Jargon Colloquialism Terminology
Slang
• vocabulary, idiom, etc, that is not appropriate to the
standard form of a language or to formal contexts, may be
restricted as to social status or distribution, and is
characteristically more metaphorical and transitory than
standard language.
• usually not limited to any region. It includes newly coined words, shortened
forms, and standard words used playfully out of their usual context.
• Its use implies that the user is familiar with whatever is referredto, or
with a group of people that are familiar with it and use theterm.
Jargon
Jargon is terminology that relates to a specific activity, profession
or group. Much like slang it develops as a kind of shorthand, to quickly
express ideas that are frequently discussed betweenmembers of a group. In
many cases a standard term may be given amore precise or specialized
usage among practitioners of a field. Inmany cases this may cause a barrier
to communication as manymay not understand. In general, jargon is
distinguished from argot.
Uses of jargon
Jargon is used in several fields, among which some are:
• Sports: One can find Jargon just by watching a sports broadcast,
where
commentators will often use jargon specific to the gamewhich may hol
d little or no meaning to those not familiar with thesport. These often r
efer to
formations (i.e. the "nickel" defensivefootball formation), moves (such
as "juking" or " deking"), orpenalties (such as " spiking",
" icing" or " slashing")
• Religion: Jargon is widely used to refer to concepts within the
belief systems of organized religion.
• Medicine: Particularly in the operating room or under emergencyconditi
ons, particular jargons have developed that allow medical
professionals to communicate quickly and effectively where
common language would take
much longer. In the medical field itlargely involves the Latin (or Latinized)
terms for common wordsand phrases and also serves a euphemistic purpose
as the term,being unknown to the patient, is less forceful than words the
patient would understand.
• Critical
Theory: Each branch of critical theory tends to developits own highly-
formalized terminology, more commonly called acritical vocabulary.
• Information
Technology and the Internet: Computer andprogramming jargons used
by computer scientists, programmers,system architects, enthusiasts a
nd hackers
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Colloquialism
The word is taken from the Latin colloqui, which is a joining of com, meaning
“with or together,” and loqui, meaning “to speak” and “conversation.”
Examples:
heavy lifting - difficult work; "the boss hoped the plan would succeed but he
wasn't willing to do the heavy lifting"
no-brainer - anything that requires little thought
fun - violent and excited activity; "she asked for money and then the fun
began"; "they began to fight like fun"
smoke - something with no concrete substance; "his dreams all turned to
smoke"; "it was just smoke and mirrors"
class - elegance in dress or behavior; "she has a lot of class"
setup - the way something is organized or arranged; "it takes time to learn
the setup around here"
guts - fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it"
drag - something tedious and boring; "peeling potatoes is a drag"
peeper - an informal term referring to the eye
can of worms - a source of unpredictable trouble and complexity
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Terminology
Terminology is the study of terms and their use. Terms are
words and compound
words that are used in specific contexts. Notto be confused with "terms" in
colloquial usages, the shortened form of technical
terms (or terms of art ) which are defined within adiscipline or specialty
field. The discipline Terminology studiesamong other things how such terms
of art come to be and theirinterrelationships within a culture.
Terminology therefore denotes a more formal discipline which
systematically studies the labelling or designating of
concepts particular to one or more subject fields or domains of
human activity, through research and analysis of terms in context,
for the purpose of documenting and promoting correct usage. This
study can be limited to one language or can cover more than one
language at the same time ( multilingual terminology , bilingualterminology ,
and so forth) or may focus on studies of terms across fields.
Terminology is not connected to information
retrieval in any waybut focused on the meaning and conveyance of concepts.
"Terms"(i.e. index terms) used in an information retrieval context are not
the same as "terms" used in the context of terminology, as they are
not always technical terms of art.
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colloquialism Terminology
A colloquialism is a linguine
phrase that is characteristic of or Terminology is the study of terms
only appropriate for casual, ordinary, and their use. It denotes a more
familiar, and/or informal written or formal discipline
spoken conversation, rather than for
formal speech
slang Jargon
Slang is the use of The term covers the language used
informal words and expressions that by people who work in a particular
are not considered standard in the area or who have a common interest
speaker's dialect or language
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