CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION The subject of this study is slang and how the use of slang can be transferred from a source text in one language to a target text in another language. I have chosen this subject because slang is something in a conversation or similar communicative situation that most people easily recognize as soon as it is uttered, but explaining and defining what […]

The Camfranglais is a Cameroonian slang born in the 70s which is primarily a mixture of borrowed words in French, English, pidgin English and local languages and some newly invented words by the Cameroonian youth. It is an urban language which reflects the way of life of young young cameroonian secondary school students and university students in cities such as Yaounde and Doala. It is […]

The usage of slang can be seen in both daily life and art. In daily life, there are three interpersonal functions of slang words: pursuing selfidentity, expressing emotive feeling and achieving politeness. Firstly, people use slang words to show their self-identity. Obviously, different social groups have their own distinct slang words system that all members tend to favor to establish group identity and exclude outsiders. […]