How is slang defined by the author

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

How is slang defined by the author?

Words and phrases understood by the majority but not found in standard dictionaries.

Words and phrases accepted by the majority for formal usage.

Words and phrases that are understood by a restricted group of speakers.

Words and phrases understood by a large number of speakers but not accepted as formal usage.

Giải thích

Đáp án: D

Giải thích: Ở câu "Slang, however, refers to words and expressions understood by a large number of speakers but not accepted as appropriate formal usage by the majority.", tác giả có nhắc đến “Tiếng lóng chỉ từ ngữ và cách diễn đạt nhiều người hiểu nhưng không được phần đông chấp nhận là ngôn ngữ trang trọng.”