Attemp: 1014
Read the following research paper excerpt and answer the question.
According to...
English, 09.12.2021 23:00 shantrice1831
Attemp: 1014
Read the following research paper excerpt and answer the question.
According to Mario Pei, slang is common to English as well as to foreign languages (80). Many words that
were once considered slang are now words of full, legitimate standing in our language. Some of these words
are strenuous, spurious, clumsy, and bogus. Even Shakespeare introduced into current usage such slang
terms of his day as hubbub, fireworks, fretful, (to) bump, and (to) dwindle. Pei estimates that about 90 per cent
of all slang words eventually become permanent (Johns 12).
What is the author's purpose in this research paper excerpt?
to entertain those who read it
to state the purpose of slang
to inform the reader about Pei's research errors
to explain how slang words have changed
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