Slang And Colloquial Languange

1. SLANG AND
COLLOQUIAL
LANGUANGE
Ms. Zynica Marcoso

2. Talking to different
kinds of people
requires different
levels of formality.
Formality is an established
procedure or set of specific
behaviors and utterances,
conceptually similar to a ritual
although typically secular and
less involved.

3. formality levels or
registers are
predominantly used in
oral communication.

4. • Informal but still considered part of the
standard.
• Generally geographic in nature
because it usually belongs to a
regional or local language.
• Level used in conversations with
classmates, visitors and teachers.
• Used in specific social groups like
teenagers or members of a certain
ethnic group.
• Expressions that are not part of the
standard language
• Level used when speaking with
people close to us.
• They provide a
sense of
identity to the
users.
• Both are
informal and
spoken forms
of language.
Colloquial Slang

5. Colloquial Terms Slang
crazy, foolish, wild nuts
tired, exhausted beat
disaster or failure epic fail
leave, go away buzz off
I’m sorry… My bad…
loosen up, rest, relax chill up
How are you? What’s up
Have fun Have a blast
tough, cool, stylish hip, gangsta, hipster
addicted hooked