Do you think slang can be considered a language?

[Anonymous]

Maybe not a popular, sophisticated or even good language but do you think it can be considered a language, think of it, it's not understood by everyone, some could understand it, some words are different but have same meaning and definitions, it's like another language that's created using English, it's like Jamaicans speak patois, which is in some ways a form of English or as some may say, a "broken English" slang has to be learned and understood like a language does, kinda how Spanish and Latin are similar languages like French also have similarities with Spanish, you got American English that formed from the European English, languages always form from other languages for the most part and if people shortened and changed words to get other words with similar or same definitions, what makes a language a language 🤔

[purplepoppy]

No because it's part of language not separate from it. Generally you can split any language up into at least 3 parts, correct, colloquial, and slang (man, chap, dude). Then you've got dialect issues, (mam, mom, mum) all are correct but not a separate language.

In time slang can evolve into a new language as it blends with the old. vulgar latin the slang and colloquial language of roman days gave birth to today's romance languages

[Asker]

Popity long stocking

[valentina4eva]

i think slang is just a part of a language, i donno if there would be enough slang words to make a whole diff language with then🤔🤔 at least not in english😅

[Asker]

Valentina barbie and her everyday logic, so how many words would it need to be a language? 🤔😂

[valentina4eva]

hmmm🤔🤔 it would need at least as many words as it would take u to repeat that entire message entirely in slang!!😋🙃🙃

[Asker]

Playing it the safe way I see barbie face, so it has to be every word, I guess it's not a language 😂

[valentina4eva]

welll u would need a slang word for every single word if it’s a language, u can’t just use English for half the words then it wouldn’t be it’s own language!!🤓

[Asker]

Don't Jamaicans do that tho? You can basically understand half of it and the other half you are like huh 🤔

[valentina4eva]

oh actuallyyy? I don't know any Jamaicans🤔🤔 but does that mean it’s an entirely diff language or is it just 2 languages smushed together?🤔😅😅

[Asker]

I have no clue, it's why I'm asking the question, you should be telling me not asking with me barbie face 😂

[valentina4eva]

well myyy official answer is that slang doesn’t count as it’s own language!!🤓😋🤓 but im not any kind of language expert lol😅😅

[Asker]

You are basically just a barbie girl in not so barbie world lol

[valentina4eva]

lolol i wishhh i could just be a barbie girl in an actual barbie world instead of whtever crazyyyy is going on in this world rn!!😲😅😲

[Asker]

The storyline behind how just one singular barbie arrived and got stuck in our normal messed up universe still remains a mystery til this day 😄

[valentina4eva]

😂😂 some1 needs to solve this mystery stat!!🤔🤔 who are the professional barbie detectives here?😅

[Asker]

Unfortunately those are probably back in your original barbie universe 😂

[valentina4eva]

ohh nooooes!!😲😲 how will we ever solve this important mystery noww?🤔😅😅

[Asker]

We can't, we just accept your are a lost barbie in the wrong world 😂

[valentina4eva]

noooo!!😭 so im lost and can't even get back to my own world?😭😭

[Asker]

Yes exactly which is why you are the only barbie, we have the normal small non living ones but only one giant living one 😂

[valentina4eva]

ig at least i am uniqueeee!!💁🏻‍♀️😂😂

[Asker]

We should still find a way to open a portal 😂

[valentina4eva]

hmm this could have dire consequences!!🤔🤔 on the one hand, maybe we open a portal and i can go back to my homeworld💃🏻 on the other hand, maybe we open and portal and ur world gets invaded by giant barbies and they take over ur world!!😱😱💃🏻💃🏻

[Asker]

There's probably a much higher chance the barbie world gets invaded by this world since all the Barbies are probably not used to pointless wars like this world, which is actually far worse than this world getting invaded by adorable Barbies, so let's not open the portal 😂

[valentina4eva]

ohhh truuuu actually😮😮 u are a very wise Chico!!🤯

[Asker]

Thank you, we will keep the one barbie lol

[valentina4eva]

well ig ur stuck with me noww!!😂😂

[Asker]

It would suck if giant Barbies didn't age because then that would be you'd outlive everyone 😂

[valentina4eva]

truuu but can i just age at 1/2 speed instead then?🤔😂😂

[Asker]

Maybe in the barbie universe 🤣

[valentina4eva]

noooooo!! i don’t wanna be oldddd!!😱😱😂

[Asker]

Its just a thing that has to happen barbie face 😂

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

Slang is a natural part of any language, i'd say it's a space where evolution moves fast, like a sort of Darwin express where some words live and die fast while others stand the test of time. It's a giant and neverending lab experiment scrutinized very seriously by linguistics :)

[Chayce]

'Bling Bling' was put in the dictionary after the Ca$h Money song.

[Asker]

See even dictionaries consider it 😂

[alice55]

I don't think there's enough slang to make it a whole different language , there's not enough words.

[LazerBean]

It doesn't count as a language, but it does count as a dialect.

[Miah06]

Sometimes it definitely feels like a separate one

[Anonymous]

Yes, I believe it can.

[Dongie]

I consider it pop culture. Very colorful.