SLANG USE AMONGST SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ORUMBA

Abstract

This study focuses on sociolinguistic study of the academic related slang expression as used by secondary school students in Orumba with the aim of finding its contextual meaning and as well its derivations. Data was collected through recording of conversations. The results were categorized according to various thematic groups.  A descriptive method of data analysis was adopted. It was observed from our analysis, that the use of academic related slang expressions is purely used in informal context, and that slang expressions are mostly used for in group identification as well as to hide meaning. Secondly, it was observed that there are code-mixing, inflections, etc in the slangs. The language variety could be as a result of the fact that students come from various language backgrounds. This research concludes that academic related slangs used in secondary school students in Orumba are not language of the underworld, but expressions used among students to hide literal meaning from outsiders.