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2.Common colloquial vocabulary
The essential part of common colloquial words constitutes common neutral vocabulary which is in every day usage and is a part of Standard English. They may be divided into several groups. In the first group we have words which change their phonetic form.E.g.a) word combinations are shortened. E.g. s’long (so long), lemme

( let me) gimme (give me), gonna (going to); b) certain sounds may be omitted ‘im(him),’cos(because), ‘ud (would), ‘ave (have),’eaven (heaven), yeh(yes).

The violation of grammar rules is also observed:yuh gotta lawyers? (have you got a lawyer?), hain’t yuh? (haven’t you?), there hain’t no rules (there aren’t any rules).

In the second group we have words which change their form and meaning. New words may be formed with the help of suffixes which have negative meaning: noddy- a stupid person, wordling –a person who talks much.

Nouns may be formed with the help of suffixes which have negative meaning; dolly –an attractive, fashionably dressed girl or a young woman, nestling- a bird too young to leave the nest.

The following words constitute the third group of colloquial vocabulary, where words change their meaning in certain contexts.E.g. He was getting along in years-( he was growing old), I like his get up-( I like his way and manner), Let me know have you come out( let me know the results).

Here the words “get”, “come” are not used in their dictionary meanings, but have changed the meanings and acquired new (contextual)meanings.