Female students' slang and the factors leading to its use : a case study

الملخص EN

The present research revolves around study of Female students' language at the present day.

It looks at how females come to use slang language that was impractical according to some linguists, taking female students of English at Mostaganem and Khemis Miliana Universities.

It seeks to highlight to the factors that lead females to use it.

Throughout this research, the qualitative and quantitative methods are opted for.

Data are gathered through interviewing different female students of English from both Mostaganem and Khemis Miliana Universities.

The participants are interviewed to draw out slang linguistic features that female students of English tend to use as well as to highlight the factors leading to its use.

The interviews are also opted for to pick out the most recurrent function for which female students of English employ slang.

Results show that female students use different slang constructions for multiple functions