Jargon

As jargon [ ʒargõ ] - also slang [ slɛŋ ] - is a non-standard language variety or a non-standard vocabulary called, in a professionally, socially or culturally defined people group, a particular social milieu or a subculture ( "scene" ) will be used.

Origin

In the 15th century existed in northern France, a criminal gang called "Shell Brothers", whose members are a scallop suspended as a badge around his neck. The mussel brothers had developed their own secret language which they called jargon.

Scope and significance

The jargon is as colloquial language, a special language ( sociolect ), which can (often simplified ) communication within the user group ( as a professional and specialist language and professional jargon is called ) and the separation from the outside and thus the formation of identity serve.

The jargon describes the special world of work aptly and concrete, however, is not standardized. It must therefore not be confused with a standardized terminology. The jargon is but efficient and clear: he is able to differentiate and emphasize.

At the same time pulls the jargon jargon as a scene group boundaries by establishing a kind of " voice of complicity ." By applying a special jargons, such as youth language that can be distinguished from the language of the elders, created its own identity. The speaker as creator and owner of their language practice with it as it were a power in the sphere of which clearly distinguishes between RELATED and strangers. The group creates expressions that reflect a special experience of reality. The jargon divided these into the identity and culture of the group.

One of the distinctions:

• Group Languages: computer gaming jargon, drug slang, prison slang, graffiti slang, hip hop slang, teenage slang, network jargon, slang, language of Canaan, student language, students, language, slang (originally beggars and crooks language of medieval France)
• Occupation languages ​​: Miner language, a printer language, hunter language, German lawyers, sailor language, soldiers language, language of administration
• Technical languages ​​: the language of administration, sports jargon, the language of science
• Education jargon

Sometimes a jargon developed a pidgin.

One can define the jargon of other language variations such as vulgar language or registers that may be less strongly associated with a group.