Slanged Communication: Navigating the Gender-Power Discourse in Culture

Abstract

The use of slangs has been a quite ventilation that we use to generate our action of ‘frustration release’ without even understanding how this operating word plays a powerful venture from the subject position of the voice to the object created or addressed to. Language when we consider a culture is phallogocentric, to which there is no doubt, for it allows the power flow to peripherize any marginal identity. Regional slang often originates from a combination of historical, cultural, and geographical factors unique to a particular area. Regions with diverse populations often have a rich variety of slang that reflects the languages and cultures of different ethnic groups. They serve as linguistic markers of identity and inclusion, with mastery of local slang often signifying affiliation and acceptance within a community or region. This short research article aims to decode the gender discourse in regional slangs to focus on how linguistic channels are and can be used to as weapons to play the power game of societal control.