Jargon in the Russian language has long been a common phenomenon. But many people, upon hearing this phrase, immediately think of criminal expressions that the average person cannot immediately understand. But an example of jargon can be found in everyday life. And there are many more of them, by the way.
What is jargon
Before considering an example of jargon, you should understand what this terminology is. So, these are words that are used only in a certain social group of people. They can be united by one profession, speci alty, interests, age, common views, etc. In other words, jargon in Russian is a completely separate speech that only certain people can understand. And, based on the fact that there are a huge number of social groups today, then the jargon, respectively, also flourishes.
Types of jargons
It should be noted that today an example of jargon can be foundpractically in any field of activity. They arise in almost any team that is moderately stable. So, for example, one can observe jargon in the speech of schoolchildren, students, military men, musicians, athletes, alcoholics, criminals, etc. As you can see, the social "scatter" is quite large. Needless to say, even the expressions of the intelligentsia can be called jargon with full confidence - and this will be correct. After all, their expressions are clear only to them, and they were not formed from scratch. So it's all fair.
Popular words
Many people don't even know they use jargon. They have become so firmly established in our lives that they have already become quite normal and acceptable expressions, and we pronounce them without hesitation. Take as an example the speech of schoolchildren or students. The word "physicist", "couple", "physicist", "fidget", "annoys", "clear", "I don't get it", etc. - we hear all this every day and understand what these expressions mean.
However, there are words "strong". We are talking about the jargon of people associated with the criminal sphere. Or, as it is also called, "thieves". Perhaps the most common word from this area is "zone". Everyone has definitely heard it. It means, as it was already possible to understand, a prison. By the way, in fairness it should be noted that the thieves' and criminal jargon is the richest of all. It really is a separate language. "Luck"(luck), "Kent" (close friend), "Olive" (bullet), "Kipishnut" (to be indignant), "Zhigan" (desperate) - there are many more such words. You should not go deep into their meaning - you can understand that this "language" is really complicated.
Emotionality
It is worth noting that the jargons, examples of words of which were discussed above, differ in some features. Whatever sphere they belong to, they are united by one thing - a high level of expressiveness. Many jargons appeared as a result of the fact that it was necessary to come up with some word that would successfully describe this or that situation (or person). When there are no longer standard expressions that would convey the entire emotional degree of delight or disapproval. It should be as emotional as possible - this is the main characteristic of jargon. For example, the phrase "What kind of collision?", Pronounced with the appropriate intonation, sounds much more serious than "What are you doing?". By the way, a rather vivid example of jargon.
This vocabulary is also much more variable and fluid. Also, jargon is dying pretty quickly - they are replaced by other, new expressions. So, for example, the youth slang of the 60s has practically disappeared - today young people speak in a completely different way.
Formation of jargon
So, for what reason such expressions appear - it's understandable, but how are they formed? It's actually very simple. The first way is through borrowing. So, for example, the word "men" (guy, man), "feng" (fan, worship), "people" (people, society), etc. came into our modern language. As you might guess, the listed words are taken from the English language.
Still often they just take and rethink some popular word. For example, the word "buzz" - it means "drink". Why this particular expression? Because it very well emphasizes the duration of this process. There is also another popular way, which is word formation. There is such a word as "fun" (enjoy). This is where the slang "baldezh" (pleasure) came from. And there are many more such examples.
Jargon has always existed and will continue to exist. This vocabulary constantly interacts with the national language, "grabbing" certain expressions from it and transforming them in its own way. The most important thing is to know the measure in the use of such words. Still, you should not clog your speech with such expressions too often. Otherwise, the purity of our mighty Russian language will have to be forgotten if everyone switches to jargon.
