MODERN SLANG AND TEACHING RUSSIAN TO IRANIAN STUDENTS

Abstract

The article examines the concept of “slang” and analyzes the features of youth slang in the Iranian and Russian languages. Slang is a youth jargon that forms a layer of colloquial vocabulary, reflecting a rudely familiar, sometimes humorous attitude towards the subject of speech, words that live a full life in the modern language, but are considered undesirable for use in a literary language. The concept of “slang” is increasingly gaining attention in modern philology. Currently, there are a large number of definitions that often contradict each other. The fact remains indisputable that in the modern Russian language slang is the most mobile layer of vocabulary, which is an accurate reflection of the linguistic picture of the world of representatives of a certain culture. Currently, languages are changing significantly right before our eyes. The relevance of the problem lies in the fact that youth slang is one of the components of the process of language development, its replenishment, and its diversity. Without knowing this layer of vocabulary, it is impossible to have a complete understanding of language as a developing phenomenon, which is necessary when teaching Russian to Iranian students. It is shown that slang is an integral part of many languages. It reflects the specificity of modern unique life.