FUNCTIONS OF YOUTH SLANG IN CHINESE, RUSSIAN AND BASHKIR LANGUAGES

Abstract

The article reveals peculiarities of functioning of slang in the Chinese, Russian and Bashkir languages, reveals a problem of identifying the function of slangisms. In addition, comparative analysis of slang is given based on the material of three languages. In the age of high technology, the use of slang in communication is a necessity, not only in social networks, but also in real life. Nowadays in modern linguistics, the study of slang is one of the priorities. Using the example of Chinese, Russian and Bashkir languages, the main functions of slang were analyzed. They are the following: a time-saving function; cognitive function; communicative function; esoteric function; emotional-expressive function; esoteric function; function of creative self-expression; evaluation function. According to the functions, examples of slangisms from Chinese, Russian and Bashkir languages were given. The main characteristics of the examples given were studied, and the scope of their application was established. The article also discussed the concepts of slang and youth slang.