Рифмованный
сленг кокни и антропонимичные элементы.
Привалова
Н.С.
The article is
about cockney rhyming slang with elements of anthroponyps. A number of examples
are introduced here and some facts which prove that Cockney rhyming slang is
alive and new phrases entering the lexicon all the
time. Ниже
приведенная статья приводит обзор единиц рифмованного сленга кокни с
антропонимичными элементами. Также предоставляется ряд современных примеров и
доказательства актуальности исследования в этой области.
Cockney rhyming
slang, anthroponyms, rhyming substitution. Рифмованный
сленг кокни, антропонимы, рифмующийся сцбститут.
Cockney rhyming
slang is a form of English slang which originated in the East End of London. Rhyming
slang has the effect of obscuring the meaning of what is said from outsiders.
It is not clear whether this is intentional, to hide one's meaning from the
law, or to exclude outsiders, or whether it is just a form of group bonding.
The way rhyming slang works does tend to exclude those not 'in the know', as
the substitution of one word for another often relies on reference to a key
phrase, which, for the slang to be understood, must be known jointly by those
communicating. Usually, rhyming slang consists of
replacing a word or phrase with another that rhymes with it. To make it more
confusing, the rhyme may be hidden, so that there is no obvious link between
the slang term and the original word or phrase. For
example:
- use your loaf (loaf of bread = head);
- have a butcher’s (butcher’s hook =
look);
- cobblers – rubbish (cobbler’s awls = balls);
- porkies (pork pies = lies);
- donkeys (donkeys’ ears =
years).
No
one is quite sure where the slang originates. Some speculate that it was
designed to help thieves speak without being understood by others after a
crackdown on crime in the heart of London. Others suggest that market traders
created the slang so they could discuss matters among themselves while securing
a good deal from their customers. What is known is that Cockney rhyming slang
is alive and well, with new phrases entering the lexicon all the time. One of
the sources and spreaders is television, it has raised awareness of Cockney
Rhyming Slang to far greater heights. Classic TV shows such as "Steptoe
and Son", "Minder", "Porridge" and "Only Fools
and Horses" have done much to spread the slang throughout Britain and to
the rest of the world. Of course, Cockney Rhyming Slang may have had its highs
and lows but today it is in use as never before. In the last few years hundreds
of brand new slang expressions have been invented - many betraying their modern
roots, e.g.: "Emma Freuds: hemorrhoids"; (Emma Freud is a TV and
radio broadcaster) and "Ayrton Senna": tenner (10 pound note). As we
see, modern Cockney rhyming slang that is being developed today tends to only
rhyme words with the names of celebrities or famous people. Units
of rhyming slang are used in speech in order to make it more emphatic and colorful
and to make common speech sound attractive and original. It is very easy to express
irony in a statement if it cintains units of cockney rhyming slang, especially with
elements of anthroponyms. It means that the rhyming substitute is a proper of
some celebrity. Anthroponyms in the units of rhyming slang are usually found in
fiction or among proper names of authors. For example:
1)
Artful Dodger (He is a character in the Charles Dickens
novel Oliver Twist.) = lodger: Have you got an
Artful Dodger living with you? ; 2) Arthur Conan Doyle
– boil: Clive, get that kettle on the arthur!; 3) Peter Pan –
1) old man (father); 2) tan: How's your peter pan? We can
also find anthroponyms in the units of rhyming slang in the sphere of show
business. Moreover, in some cases we can trace the associative bond. For
example: 1)
Alexei Sayle – email (It is known that he has internet dependence and we may
suppose that it was the reason of such an associative bond.): Send us an Alexei
Sayle later on with the details.;
2) Austin Power – shower: Just jumping in the Austin. ;
3) Benny Hills - pills. (The associative bond is based on his drag
dependence.): I'm gonna get Benny'd up.;
4) Hugo Boss – doss: Let’s Hugo Boss school.; Names
of politicians are very popular among rhyming slang users. For example:
1) Abraham Lincoln – stinking: There's a
dead cat in the garden and it's Abraham Lincoln!;
2) Mahatma Ghandi – brandy: Mahatma and coke please.; 3)
William Pitt – shit: I’m off for a william pitt.;
4) Saddam Hussein – 1) insane; 2) pain: 1) You must be saddam hussein.; 2) He is
a right saddam hussein.; 5)
Osama Bin Laden –1) pardon; 2) garden: 1) Beg your osama.; 2) Look at the mess of
my osama.;
6) John Major – 1) pager; 2) wager: Care to put a little
john major on that?. Nowadays the way you speak plays a great
role, especially if you are a public person. You speech should be expressive,
beautiful, with a touch of humour and convincing. All these are found in
rhyming slang with elements of anthroponyms and it makes cockney rhyming slang
be actual and interesting to research.
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