______ refers to nonstandard vocabulary and nonstandard definitions assigned to words by a social group or co-culture.
a. Proximity
b. Verbal immediacy
c. Alliteration
d. Slang
d. Slang
Slang refers to nonstandard vocabulary and nonstandard definitions assigned to words by a social group or co-culture. For example, today the word wicked, which has a standard definition denoting something wrong or immoral, can mean quite the opposite in some social groups and co-cultures.
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