THE ISSUE OF SPEECH PURITY

Abstract

This article analyzes the origin and impact of non-standard linguistic units such as jargon, argot, and vulgarisms on the purity of cultured speech. Such words are often characteristic of specific social groups — including clergy, merchants, swindlers, and youth — and are marked by secrecy or roughness. In literary texts, these elements are used to construct the image of certain characters. However, their overuse threatens the clarity and cultural integrity of speech, and therefore, cannot be positively evaluated.