running water or sewage() facilities, human excrement and garbage accumulate, quickly becoming a breeding ground for disease. In cities, especially in ghettoes() and shantytowns that house only poor people, overcrowding can lead to high transmission rates of airborne diseases, such as tuberculosis. In particular, the incidence ( ) of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) among poor people is higher than average. In developed countries tramps ( ) , hobos (-) , dossiers ( ) , down-and- outs , as they are called, can be found sleeping in derelict ( .) houses or on park benches . () If they are a nuisance( ) to passers-by, police usually tell them to move on. How and why do people become down-and outs in w elfare ( ) countries? There `s no easy answer to this problem. Some have consciously rejected ( ) society, others feel that society has rejected them. Still others prefer the life of a tramp
Jargon Military glasshouse (prison), olds wets ( old soldier), picture show (battle) University to fail (stump, to ship, to hit the ceiling). Spikker crib, pony, hog Exam river, screw The function of slang and jargon in the authors narrative is to characterize an object or person emotionally often by ridiculing. Slang in the direct speech is used to suggest that the speaker is excited or wishes to sound funny or appeal to others. Cant is the language of underworld criminals, tramps. It is a secret language in which the important words are disguised for the outsider not to understand. Used in special meaning e.g. mill (prison), plant (theft), jack (money). There are words that occur in this style only e.g. yegg (criminal), shiv (knife). Vulgar words expressions and words to be widely used e.g. fuck, dick, ass Lexical words usually replaced by euphemisms or by scientific words. The very object or reference is considered vulgar e.g. penis-dick, urinate-piss
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