Slang at UCLA and Beyond

Catherine Willmond and Pamela Munro

Sponsored by the UCLA Emeriti Association and the UCLA Retirees Association.

Pam Munro (AKA Slanglady) has been studying the slang used by UCLA students — and others — since 1983. What is slang? Is it just bad grammar? Is it just X-rated language? Does it change faster than standard language? We'll find out, and learn a number of brand-new words in use by UCLA students this year.

 "I consider it vital to make linguistic findings available to native speakers and other interested laymen through accurate, accessible descriptive and pedagogical materials, including dictionaries. I am particularly interested in working out better ways to make dictionaries, since I feel that this process generally illuminates most aspects of grammar."

ZOOM Info

Zoom offers three alternative ways to view the program: 

1. From your smartphone device, laptop or desktop, or zoom app

• Join Zoom
• Enter Password: slang

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2. From their website

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• Click "Join Meeting"
• Enter Meeting ID: 913 1910 6277
• Enter Password: slang

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