Track 6

Unit 1

Communication studies

Slang and language change

Take the unit test

Listen to each question, circle the letter of the correct answer.

1. In what order does the speaker talk about the topic?

2. Which area of language is slang associated with?

3. In defining slang, how does the speaker describe it?

4. What does slang show?

5. What are two personal benefits of slang?

6. The semanticist Hayakawa called slang the poetry of everyday life. What did he mean?

7. The speaker says that some people see themselves as guardians of the language. What does he mean?

8. How does the speaker feel about slang?

9. Which of these four people would you expect to use slang most?

10. What is the lecture mainly about?