ЯЗЫК КОКНИ

MADE BY STUDENTS OFTHE 8 “A” FORM

SCHOOL 204 (MOSCOW)SUPERVISER PUKHOVA L.V.

Cockney rhyming slang

THE AIM OF THE PROJECT

to make a Picture Cockney vocabulary with examples of its

using.

THE PURPOSES OF THE WORK

To know about the history of the Cockney culture;

To know about Cockney’s way of life and traditions;

To formulate the peculiarities of the Cockney language;

To investigate the Cockney slang.

THE ORIGIN OF THE WORD „COCKNEY“

LEGEND ONE

THE ORIGIN OF THE WORD „COCKNEY“

LEGEND TWO

THE ORIGIN OF THE WORD „COCKNEY“

LEGEND THREE

COCKNEY TRADITIONAL COSTUME

COCKNEY SPEECH

skipping of the sound [h]- [not ‘alf] instead of «not half»

transformation [aʊ] -[æː], «down» is pronounced [dæːn]

[θ] like [f] – [faas'nd] instead of «thousand» and [ð] like [v]- [brover] instead of «brother»

Using [w] instead of the [r] – [wealli] instead of [really]

Head – loaf (of bread) Noise – box of toys

COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG

THE MOSTLY USING WORDS

LAUGH KEY(S)

HAIR KID(S)

HAND(S) PHONE

PROPER NAMES IN COCKNEY SLANG

BOIL --- CONAN DOYLE

TELLY --- LIZA MINELLI

MONEY --- BUGS BUNNY

PROPER NAMES IN COCKNEY SLANG

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people of arts sportsmenpoliticians historical

peopleothers

A Telephone call

Betty Grable Peckham Rye

Tin of fruit

Fork and knife

Bees and honey

Butcher’s hook

Rhyming slang has spread in many English-speaking countries, especially those that had strong links with the UK in the 19th century, especially Australia, Ireland and Canada/USA.

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