Features and Varieties of Youth Slang in Modern English

Currently, there is an increased attention and interest of young people to slang words and expressions, which are an integral part of the English language and play an important role in the daily speech of young people. The purpose of the work is to identify and describe the features and varieties of youth slang in modern English. The main research methods, which acted as a means of selecting the factual material necessary for the study and served as a prerequisite for the realization of the goal formulated in the work, are as follows: the study of scientific and educational literature on the research topic; descriptive method; contextual and interpretative analysis; analytical research. The research material was slang and slang expressions presented in the films “Love, Simon”, “The Big Sick”, “The Duff”, “The Babysitter”, the TV series “Euphoria”, etc. This article examines the features of English youth slang based on the analysis of English-language youth films and TV series. The article provides a classification of types of youth slang with examples in accordance with those social circles where it is used: musical slang (musical instruments, genres of music or song lyrics); sports slang (various sports, team positions or physical exercises); technical slang (computer equipment, software or network technologies); fashion slang (various styles of clothing and accessories); social slang (social media features and comments); student slang (disciplines, educational institutions or cultural events).