How Do You Interpret Slang English Words?
• Realize that the biggest challenge in interpreting slang is that the linguist understands the expression that is being communicated with the slang word. Different languages have different slang terms, but despite that all the slang words are trying to express the same basic emotions of excitement, joy, fear, disgust, anger etc. So instead of looking for a literal translation of the slang word, it is important that the interpreter have the relevant cultural context to understand what the person is trying to express and then convey the expression in the target language. • An easy way to identify the structure of slang terms is to check for the occurrence of one or more of the following:- • Slang terms/phrases use symbols instead of letters • They might use similar sounding letters to replace the original ones • Slang words use a heavy degree of capital letters, even when they are grammatically incorrect, to claim for attention • Know that these slang words are not of standard use. We h
