Nowadays, a person is nowhere without English, because it is everywhere: music, movies, the Internet, video games, even T-shirts. If you are looking for interesting quote or simply beautiful phrase then this article is just for you. From it you will learn famous movie quotes, useful colloquial expressions and just beautiful phrases in English (with translation).

About love

This feeling inspires artists, musicians, poets, writers, directors and other representatives of the creative world. How much wonderful works dedicated to love! For centuries, people have tried to find the most accurate formulations that would reflect the essence of this spiritualizing feeling. There are poetic, philosophical and even humorous phrases. A lot has been written and said about love in English, let's try to collect the most interesting examples.

Love is blind. - Love is blind.

It is difficult to argue with this statement, but there is another one that can better clarify the thought expressed.

Love isn't blind, it just sees what matters. - Love is not blind, it only sees what is really important.

The next aphorism continues the same theme. In the original it sounds in French, but here it is presented English translation. These beautiful and precise words belong to Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. - Only the heart is vigilant. You can't see the main thing with your eyes.

Other nice saying characterizes not only the feeling itself, but also loving people.

We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly. - To love does not mean to find, but it means to learn to accept the imperfect.

And finally, let's give a humorous one. However, it contains a rather serious meaning.

Love me, love my dog literal translation: love me - love my dog). - If you love me, you will love everything that is connected with me.

Movie fans

People who love to watch movies will certainly be interested in quotes from popular American films of different times. There are interesting and even very beautiful phrases. In English with translation, you can find a list of one hundred of the most famous movie quotes. It was compiled by leading American critics 10 years ago. The first place in it is occupied by the words spoken in the scene of the breakup of the main characters of the film Gone with the Wind: Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn. “Honestly, my dear, I don’t care.

The list also includes many other recognizable quotes from classic films. Some of these tapes are quite old, taken in the middle of the twentieth century. Phrases from them are now used usually in a humorous quality.

No less popular are quotes from other famous American films made relatively recently, from the 80s to the 2000s. Those of them that were especially loved by the audience became sources of wonderful quotes.

To better understand humor in a foreign language, it is good to know at least some famous quotes from film classics, since they are heard by the English-speaking population of the world just as they are by the inhabitants of the CIS - phrases from Soviet films.

For tattoos

What phrases can be used? For example, summarizing life experience. Such a tattoo is suitable for a person who has recently experienced difficult situation, but who managed to learn from his troubles.

You can also make tattoos from words that will inspire you. By applying such a pattern to the skin, you, as it were, “recharge” with the energy that the words that are important to you carry.

When choosing a tattoo with an inscription, it is important to find one that you want to wear on your skin forever. English is good because you can pick up a saying that will contain a minimum of letters and words, but a maximum of meaning. For a text tattoo, this is the perfect formula.

For a T-shirt

The inscriptions on the clothes look very interesting. You can pick up something suitable in the store, but if you want real originality, then it’s better to choose a personal motto for yourself, and then order such an inscription on a T-shirt. For this purpose, beautiful phrases on English language. Choose any or come up with your own, and exemplary options are presented below.

• Music is my language (Music is my language).
• I always get what I want (I always get what I want).
• Forever young (Forever young).
• Follow your heart (Follow your heart).
• Now or never (Now or never).
• Don't judge me by my clothes (Do not judge me by clothes, do not meet me by clothes).
• I love chocolate (I love chocolate). Instead of chocolate, there can be any other words: music - music, tea - tea, etc.

to status

For social networks, you can also use beautiful phrases in English. Together with the translation, they can not be placed: those who know the language will understand it, and those who do not know can ask you. With such a question, acquaintance and communication may well begin. Which of English phrases lucky for the status from the social network? First of all, those that will reflect the current attitude of the owner or mistress of the page. In the list below, you will find phrases that are both life-affirming and suitable for a bad mood.

Communication

If you are learning English, then you have the opportunity to practice your skills through communication in special chats, forums, as well as in social networks. To make the conversation easier and more natural, it is useful to remember at least a few. You can always have a list at hand and periodically read it.

Useful conversational phrases in English can vary - from the most simple, accepted in informal and friendly communication, to ornate polite formulas that are good to use in a conversation with a stranger or unfamiliar person.

The following are examples of some colloquial clichés. The first group consists of those that allow you to thank the interlocutor or respond to gratitude.

Another group is phrases that allow you to calm and support a person during a conversation.

The following set of expressions can be used to express polite refusal or agreement with the proposal (invitation) of the communication partner.

And the last small list of phrases allows you to ask the interlocutor questions to clarify a particular situation, to recognize latest news etc.

Well-known, useful and simply beautiful phrases in English with translation were presented in this article. They will help you better understand humor, express your thoughts and enjoy communication in a foreign language.

Shumatova Svetlana

This project is dedicated to identifying the level of understanding by students of our school of the meaning of foreign inscriptions on clothes.

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Municipal budgetary educational institution

"Basic comprehensive school№5"

Municipal Formation "Buguruslan City"

English inscriptions on T-shirts

City Research Conference

"Small step - big science"

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6th grade student B

MBOU secondary school №5

Shumatova Svetlana

Supervisor:

English teacher

MBOU secondary school №5

Parankina Angelina Valerievna

Buguruslan, 2017

Introduction ………………………………………………………………. …… 3

Chapter I Theoretical part research………………………………… 5

1.1 The history of the appearance of foreign inscriptions on clothes…………….. 5

1.2 Is it a stylish element or a provocation? .............................................. ..6

1.3 The importance of understanding the meaning of foreign words on our clothes 7

Chapter II. Practical part research………………………………. eight

Conclusion…………………………………………………………………… 10

References………………………………………………………………12

Appendix 1…………………………………………………………………… 13

Annex 2………………………………………………………………… 15

Introduction

This project is dedicated to identifying the level of understanding by students of our school of the meaning of foreign inscriptions on clothes.

The choice of topic is confirmed by her relevance , since at present various inscriptions on the clothes of young people serve as the most important attribute. They can tell us a lot about a person, about the level of knowledge of the English language, about the range of interests of its owners. And quite a few young people do not fully understand the meaning of foreign inscriptions on clothes. However, they buy and wear because they are fashionable, beautiful, or there may be other reasons for doing so. Most students do not pay special attention on the inscriptions on clothes, which, in turn, may contain rude words, grammatical and spelling errors.

I would like to tell you about different foreign inscriptions found on the clothes of young people: on shirts, caps, skirts, T-shirts and other things. The following question immediately arises: Do all the owners of things understand the meaning of foreign inscriptions on clothes?

My research is aimed at finding an answer to this question. object study are inscriptions in English on the clothes of students of our school.

Subject research of my work is the information that the inscriptions on clothes carry.

Objective - revealing the level of understanding by students of our school of the meaning of foreign inscriptions on clothes.

To achieve this goal, it was necessary to solveseveral tasks:

• Study the history of inscriptions.
• Find a certain number of inscriptions on the clothes of our school students.
• Translate into Russian the meaning of the inscriptions.
• Conduct a survey among students to identify the reasons for buying these things.

Hypothesis: the level of English proficiency allows our students to correctly understand the meaning of foreign inscriptions.

The work was carried out step by step:

1) At the first stage, the main information work.

2) At the second stage, I analyzed the meanings of foreign inscriptions and compared them from different points of view.

3) At the third stage, conclusions were formulated, the results of the work were formalized.

During the study, we usedthe following methods:

• theoretical
• research
• empirical (questionnaire)

The materials of my research work can be useful in English lessons, both when studying the topic "Clothes", and in class hours.

Chapter I. THEORETICAL PART OF THE RESEARCH

1.1 The history of the appearance of foreign inscriptions on clothes

A T-shirt is a piece of clothing that lacks buttons, a collar, and pockets. This garment appeared for the first time in North America, surprisingly, during the First World War, when American soldiers I needed light cotton underwear.

The word t-shirt itself is exclusively Russian, and the original name of this wardrobe item is T-shirt, which in literal translation sounds like a "t-shirt". In the USSR, the word "t-shirt" came as the definition of the upper part of the form of a football player.

Inscriptions on clothes existed many centuries ago. And the earliest known to us by Ancient Greece, where there were embroideries on the belts that tell us about the names of the owners. Very often, inscriptions were in fashion, which were part of the ornament. As for modern inscriptions, it all started very simply: at first, the inscriptions adorned only the uniforms of workers, indicating their status at the workplace, then they began to show what designer or what company this thing was, and after that, inscriptions began to appear that, in fact, they make sense. It is not known who first came up with the inscriptions on clothes. The inscriptions are very different. They can be combined into several groups according to themes: romance, sports, creed or life position, appeal, music, cities, designers, ecology, religion, miscellaneous. Separate group these are inscriptions from grammatical errors and inscriptions that may contain obscene meanings. They can tell us a lot about a person, in particular about the age, about the sphere of interests of the owner, they can express their attitude towards the world around them. The inscriptions also indicate the level of English proficiency and the fact that a person does not always understand what is written on clothes. The inscriptions change with the age of the person. For a child, these are just some phrases or funny phrases, for a teenager, these are inscriptions containing all kinds of phrases. Now, T-shirts are an indispensable attribute of youth wardrobe.

In 1960, various inscriptions and images began to be applied to T-shirts. This fashion was promoted by hippies with inscriptions: “Shit Happens” or “I`m with Stupid”, “Beatles”, etc. Gradually, through T-shirts, people tried to stand out from the gray crowd and be original.

1.2 Is it a stylish element or a provocation?

Previously, the appearance on the street of a person in clothes with an incomprehensible inscription in English meant in the eyes of the public nothing more than a provocation and a challenge. In Russia, during the Soviet era, as Lara Khasaeva writes in her blog 4 , the author of many articles on fashion, only from the beginning of the 50s did the “doors of the West” begin to open, from where fashion trends began to seep. During this period, the so-called dudes began to appear, surprising in appearance. Further more.

Already in the 60s, images were printed on T-shirts and various inscriptions were made. A print was created on T-shirts to express a free spirit, T-shirts became a distributor of political slogans and personal convictions.

Today, most people use T-shirts with slogans, increasingly in foreign languages, to, for example, make a birthday surprise. Modern technologies allow you to give an item with the desired inscription, be it a mug, clothes with a company logo, with a favorite quote from a poet, interior items, etc.

Both children, and young, and not so young people wear clothes with foreign-language inscriptions, use now fashionable photo workshops to create such T-shirts, where inscriptions are perceived by them more often as a stylish element of decoration, especially if they look bright, bold and eye-catching.

1.3 The importance of understanding the meaning of foreign words on our clothes

When the children haven't reached transitional age, their wardrobe is completely taken care of by their parents. At this age, babies usually do not really care how they are dressed. However, the older they get, the more more attention pay attention to their appearance. If the inscription on the T-shirt at least to some extent reflects the sphere of interests of its owner, then everything is in order. In general, the inscriptions on clothing should be treated with caution. People around perceive them often as words spoken aloud by the owner of fashionable clothes. If you do not support the words written on your clothes, why did you put them on yourself? Not so long ago, a whole international scandal flared up on this occasion, affecting Germany and China.

An innocent, it would seem, joke failed and turned into an international scandal.

Over the past couple of years, almost two dozen cases have been recorded when, for incomprehensible inscriptions on T-shirts made on Arabic, or understandable, in English, but with "jokes" about the bombs, the security guards did not let the carriers of such clothes on the plane. Thus, paraphrasing famous phrase, it can be argued that we are responsible for what is written on our clothes.

Chapter II. PRACTICAL PART OF THE RESEARCH.

Questions were tested among the students of our school. The data of 30 students were recorded and analyzed, which are reflected in the table (see. Appendix 1 ).

the age of the carrier;

whether he wears T-shirts with inscriptions in English;

whether he knows about the meaning of the text on the clothes or not;

information about possible grammatical and spelling errors in the inscriptions.

Questionnaire (Annex 2):
1) Surname, name, patronymic of the respondent.
2) Age, gender, education.
3) Do you wear English t-shirts?
4) Do you know the translation of the text on your T-shirts?
5) Write down the text presented on your T-shirts.

The survey results are reflected graphically in the table, based on the survey data

total number of respondents		100%
wear t-shirts with inscriptions in English
boys
girls
know the translation of these inscriptions
can write this

We divided the results of the survey of school students into groups by topic:

1. Romance

2. Ecology

3. Cities and countries

4. Brands

5. Miscellaneous

Conclusion:

According to our study, the majority of students in their wardrobe have items of clothing containing inscriptions in English. Of the 30 respondents, only 63% of students know the translation of the inscription that they have on their clothes, they also noted that they pay attention to the inscription when buying things. The remaining 37% found it difficult to translate their inscriptions, after these inscriptions were translated for them, they admitted that they never thought about the meaning of what is written on them, but now they are interested and will translate everything that is written on their clothes.

Thus, it can be stated that a minority of students do not attach much importance to the inscriptions on their clothes, although they know or guess about the meaning, which in turn may contain obscene and offensive meaning, grammatical and spelling errors. However, our study was able to bring to the surface this problem and invite teenagers to think before buying another fashion item with incomprehensible text, as well as to think about their knowledge of the current English language.

Conclusion.

So, answering the question posed in the introduction: do teenagers take into account the semantic meaning of the inscription in English that they have on their clothes, we can state that, following fashion, young people strive to keep up with it.

During the study, it turned out that only 63% of the students surveyed paid attention to the translation of English phrases when buying things. However, some of them noted that difficulties in translation do not stop them from buying the clothes they like, students do not pay attention to the translation of the inscriptions and perceive them as an adornment of their clothes, that is, this is a kind of tribute to the modern fashion of teenagers, a kind of "dress code", not deciphered by them.

The analysis of the collected material showed that the level of English proficiency, which was determined by the age of the surveyed school student, allows one to navigate the inscriptions and correctly use the written information. The study also showed the inextricable link between the language level and the culture of the person himself.

In the course of working on the topic, using the example of school No. 5, we successfully solved the setresearch objectives:

We studied the scientific and popular literature on the topic,

We conducted a survey among students to find out the most popular inscriptions on T-shirts worn by students of school No. 5,

We translated into Russian the English-language inscriptions on the T-shirts of the students of our school,

The age of the owner of the English-language inscription on the T-shirt was revealed.

Undoubtedly, it is a personal matter of each person what to wear. However, the fact that the vast majority of people who prefer inscriptions on clothes do not suspect what texts they go out with seems abnormal.

Nowadays, English is found everywhere: on goods and shop signs, on electrical equipment, clothing, on the Internet. It is studied in schools, universities, courses. Inscriptions in English can become the very express way that will help you quickly, cheaply and effectively replenish your vocabulary.

As the study showed, a minority of teenagers in our school do not attach much importance to the inscriptions on their clothes, which in turn can contain obscene and offensive meaning, grammatical and spelling errors. In the wardrobe of everyone there is not even one thing containing an inscription in English. Sometimes it may contain just a set of meaningless words and phrases, sometimes offensive and obscene language, and sometimes it is actually filled with meaning and good humor phrase.

Extremely relevant and important is the fact that we are responsible for the information that we carry on ourselves, we, in a sense with it, become its carriers to the masses, and it is extremely imprudent to hope that everyone around does not know foreign language and do not understand what is written on your clothes.

Bibliography:

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1 %81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%D0%B0 free encyclopedia

2. Mertsalov M.N. Costume history. - M., 1972.

3. http://www.urokiistorii.ru/media/col/2978 History of slogans (wikimedia.org, vedomosti.ru, photomark.org, top.photo.co.uk)

4. http://www.sundayupmarket.ru/node/688 L.Khasaeva , the lessons of the history of the twentieth century

5. http://vk.com/club48531783 M.Mikhailova , History of inscriptions

6. http://rupor.sampo.ru/topic/34311 website shout "What do the inscriptions on T-shirts mean"

7. http://www.s-cont.ru/newscalendar/view/0/0/7999 - site "Service of the Continents", news

Appendix 1

1.Romance

The inscription in the original	Translation
1.Sweet	Sweet
2.Loveforever	Eternal love
3.Love	Love
4.All you need is love	All you need is love
5.Just for you	Only for you

2.Ecology

6. Respect the nature and the animals

Respect wildlife and animals

3.Cities and countries

10. Russia	Russia
11.NYС	NY
12.Sydney	Sydney
13.Canada	Canada
14.Paris	Paris
15 London	London

4.Designers and sportswear brands

16 Burburry

17. Nike

18. Dior

19. D&G

20. Adidas

5. Miscellaneous

21. Megadance	Mega dance
22. Baby	Baby
23.Magic	Magic
24. Morning Star	Morning Star
25.Summertime	Summer time
26. Home sweet	Sweet home
27. Darling	Darling
6. Credo
28. Born to be free	Born to be free
29. Best friends 37. Donotcopyme	Don't copy me
38. Don't read my T-shirt	Don't read off my t-shirt
39. Wanted	Wanted
40. Meltmyheart	Melt my heart
41. No parking	Do not park
42. Catch me if you can	Catch Me If You Can
43. All you need is rock and roll	All you need is rock and roll

Do you know the translation of the text on your T-shirts? slide 2

I would like to tell you about different foreign inscriptions found on the clothes of young people: on shirts, caps, skirts, T-shirts and other things. The following question immediately arises: Do all the owners of things understand the meaning of foreign inscriptions on clothes? My research is aimed at finding an answer to this question.

The object of study is the inscriptions in English on the clothes of students of our school. The subject of the study of my work is the information that the inscriptions on clothes carry. The purpose of the work is to identify the level of understanding by students of our school of the meaning of foreign inscriptions on clothes. To achieve this goal, it was necessary to solve several problems: To study the history of the appearance of inscriptions. Find a certain number of inscriptions on the clothes of students of our school. Translate them into Russian. Conduct a survey among students to identify the reasons for buying these things.

Hypothesis: the level of English proficiency allows our students to correctly understand the meaning of foreign inscriptions. The work was carried out in stages: At the first stage, the main information work was carried out. At the second stage, I analyzed the meanings of foreign inscriptions and compared them from carved points of view. At the third stage, conclusions were formulated, the results of the work were formalized. When performing the study, the following methods were used: Theoretical Research Empirical (questionnaire)

A T-shirt is a piece of clothing that has no buttons, a collar and pockets.

The T-shirt appeared for the first time in North America, surprisingly, during the First World War, when American soldiers needed light cotton underwear.

The inscriptions can be combined into several groups according to themes: romance, sports, creed or life position, appeal, music, cities, designers, ecology, religion, miscellaneous.

Today, most people use T-shirts with slogans, increasingly in foreign languages, to, for example, make a birthday surprise. Modern technologies make it possible to present an object with the desired inscription, be it mugs, clothes with a company logo, with a poet's favorite quote, interior items, etc.

Over the past couple of years, almost two dozen cases have been recorded when, for incomprehensible inscriptions on T-shirts made in Arabic, or understandable in English, but with “jokes” about bombs, the security guards did not allow wearers of such clothes to board the plane. Thus, paraphrasing the phrase, it can be argued that we are responsible for what is written on our clothes.

Questions were tested among the students of our school. Total number of respondents 30 100% Wear T-shirts with inscriptions in English 27 90% Boys 7 23% Girls 23 77% Know the translation of these inscriptions 19 63% Can write this inscription 19 63%

So, answering the question posed in the introduction: do teenagers take into account the semantic meaning of the inscription in English that they have on their clothes, we can state that, following fashion, young people strive to keep up with it. The analysis of the collected material showed that the level of knowledge of the English language, which was determined by the age of the respondent at the most frequent school, allows one to navigate in the inscriptions and correctly use the written information. The study also showed the inextricable link between the language level and the culture of the person himself.

T-shirts with slogans are fashionable, cool and fun. This is great way stand out from the crowd, emphasize their originality. And for people of creative professions, T-shirts with inscriptions in English are completely work clothes. Ninjas are probably the most famous assassins in the Country rising sun, as well as scouts, spies, scouts-saboteurs. They had a typical manner of dress and, in particular, of a headdress: in the black dress there was only a slit for the clay chambers. These warriors were incredibly strong and virtually unstoppable. In any case, it was difficult to resist them. They possessed all kinds of martial arts, but also a philosophy, as if this made them even stronger than the rest.

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Once upon a time, T-shirts with different slogans were created for workers to distinguish workers from different factories. Then such clothes became provocative with a political bias, when the inscriptions turned into slogans and appeals. Then, brand names began to be stamped on T-shirts to increase their recognition. So the ordinary T-shirt turned into a fashion accessory, which it is to this day.

Today is even more interesting! You can buy yourself not just a fashionable thing, but a creative author's thing .. Here you can create funny inscriptions in English ourselves, using the constructor built into our resource, and we will transfer your creativity to high-quality cotton T-shirts and send you the finished product to the specified address.

Also in our catalog you will find turnkey solutions. We have a huge selection of men's and women's t-shirts. different color and size. All our t-shirts have the coolest inscriptions in English, written correctly and with meaning. In addition to the inscriptions, there are models with cool pictures in different genres.

All our products, which we create together with our customers, have high quality. Pictures and inscriptions on T-shirts do not change their quality and aesthetic characteristics even after repeated washing and ironing.

Such a T-shirt will become bright clothes for everyday life, a creative event, a flash mob and so on. This is good idea for a gift for a birthday, name day, just as a sign of attention, which will be appreciated by both young people and older people.

Inscriptions on clothes have not gone out of fashion for many years. The topic is relevant, since clothes with inscriptions in a foreign language are in demand among young people and are a fashionable youth style. English texts on clothes are becoming more and more popular, but it should be noted that many people do not understand the meaning of foreign words and phrases, which at times can contain rude words, misspelled words or just a meaningless set of letters. At the same time, inscriptions really help to show your individuality, originality, so clothes with inscriptions will always be in fashion.

Object of study are English inscriptions on teenagers' T-shirts.

Subject of research is the definition of the information carried by the inscriptions on the clothes of adolescents.

The purpose of this work is a study English texts on t-shirts for teenagers.

Hypothesis: we believe that teenagers do not know the translation of the inscriptions on the clothes they wear and do not think about the meaning of the inscriptions.

Tasks:

1. explore theoretical material on this issue;

2. conduct a survey, a survey among students in the class;

3. conduct a linguistic examination of the inscriptions and compile their classification;

4. analyze the features of English-language inscriptions on clothes;

5. summarize the data obtained, draw a conclusion.

In our work, we used the following methods:

Theoretical analysis of literature;

Observation, questioning, description;

Analytical: comparison, analysis, study and generalization.

In the course of the study, the works of the following authors were used: Blokhin V. “ The World History costume, fashion and style”, Vasiliev A. “The history of the inscription onclothes." The study participants were 70 students in grades 7B and 7B, of which 32 were boys and 38 were girls. The age of the survey participants is 13-14 years old.

This topic has a theoretical and practical value, because the research materials can be used in the lessons of English, Russian, in extracurricular activities.The work consists of an introduction, two chapters, a conclusion and a list of sources used, an appendix.The introduction reveals the relevance, novelty, object, subject, purpose, objectives and methods of research, theoretical and practical significance work.The first chapter deals with foreign inscriptions on clothes, the history of the appearance of the first inscriptions, analyzes the reasons for the popularity of such things, and gives a classification.The second chapter presents the materials of the survey and survey.In conclusion, the results of the study are summed up, final conclusions on the topic under consideration are formed.

Chapter 1. Theoretical part

1.1. The history of inscriptions on clothes

The very first inscriptions on clothes appeared in ancient Greece. Already there we find embroideries on belts that tell us about the names of the owner, or we find names on jewelry. On Italian and German portraits of the late 15th and 16th centuries, we see inscriptions that are woven into the ornament of men's shirts, into corsages women's dresses, where either the mottos of a noble family, or the names of the owners of these portraits or outfits are usually written in Latin. Very often, inscriptions were in fashion, which were part of the ornament. For example, at the beginning of the second millennium, Gothic fonts were used in embroidery.The capes of King Otto, which are in the Bol Berg Museum in Germany, are very famous. There, in the antiquity store of the cathedral, there are amazing things with Gothic or Romanesque letters - as part of the ornament of these ancient embroideries. They are they date back to 10-11 centuries AD. We can find a lot of ornaments in jewelry, where letters and phrases are woven into the design. At first, the inscriptions adorned only the uniforms of the workers, indicating their status at the workplace, then they began to show what designer or what company this thing was, and after that, inscriptions began to appear that, in fact, carry meaning. It is not known who first came up with writing inscriptions on clothes. Nowadays, many venerable Couturiers use a variety of inscriptions in their work. The most famous among them are: Dolce and Gabbana, Mostino, Christian Dior, etc.

1.2. First T-shirts

1.3. Functions of inscriptions on clothes

The main functions of inscriptions on clothes are as follows:

1. The epistemological function is associated with the accumulation and broadcast social experience . This function realizes itself in the sensory-contemplative (associated with psychological side fashion and satisfies the affective need of the subject, i.e. reproduction of life activity in the forms of a "fashion story".

2. The heuristic function acts as a presentation of a specific program (heuristics) social action which is to ensure the future viability of the team through transfer of socially significant information(although this program may be empty like “The new generation chooses Pepsi”).

3. Communicative function, allowing people to communicate with each other, creating a primary communicative field, which has a psychological and sign-symbolic side.

4. Regulatory-value function - a set of samples, forms and rules of action in various social situations - given through prescription and prohibition.

So, the sociocultural function of inscriptions on clothes is the storage and transmission of socially significant information (“ cultural content») primarily:

Certain personal qualities within the framework of the "social order";

The totality of the views and beliefs of a person and his place and role in the universal universal connection of objects and processes of reality.

1.4. Classification of inscriptions

There are many classifications of inscriptions on T-shirts, they carry differentstyle and character: sports, paramilitary, funny, patriotic, anti-glamour, etc. T-shirts are for children, for teenagers, for adults. On T-shirts for young children, comic book characters, anime characters, puppet faces are depicted. In childhood, babies usually do not really care what they are dressed in. Parents are in charge of buying children's clothes and choosing them. Teenagers are more demanding of their appearance. Their clothes are judged by their peers, they are met by friends at school. Youth fashion has its own trends and follows its own rules. A T-shirt is considered fashionable, which to some extent reflects the sphere of interests of its owner. Making an inscription on a T-shirt is easy and simple. In a special workshop, you can write whatever you want and where you want. Teenagers often make inscriptions on T-shirts on their slogan. In general, the inscriptions on clothing should be treated with caution. Adult people, realizing that something not for their age or something obscene, may be written on clothes, they try to choose clothes without inscriptions - this the right decision, unlike teenagers who only look at the beautiful style and foreign words. The inscriptions change depending on the age of the person. For a child, these are just some phrases or funny phrases, for a teenager, these are inscriptions containing all kinds of phrases and expressions.

CHAPTER 2 Practical part

2.1. Research methodology

We started our study with a survey of 70 students in grades 7B and 7C. The age of the survey participants is 13-14 years old.

Study plan

I. Student survey

Questionnaire Questions

1. Surname, name, patronymic of the respondent.

2. Age.

3. Do you wear English t-shirts?

4. Do you know the translation of the text on your T-shirts?

5. Write down the text presented on your T-shirts.

6. Do you like what is written in English on your clothes?

7. Reason for purchasing this item

II. Collection of information based on the results of the survey, translation of English inscriptions into Russian

III. Classification of inscriptions by topic

IV. Analysis of the results

V. Conclusions.

2.2. Student survey results

We analyzed the responses of about 70 students, including 32 boys (46%) and 38 girls (54%). The data obtained is reflected in pivot table. (See Appendix 1). In the course of the work, the translation of English inscriptions was made, then all the inscriptions were classified by topic: "Ecology", "Cities and countries", "Romance", "Fashion and sportswear brands", "Credo", "Call", "Sport" , " Miscellaneous". (See Appendix 3).

Based on the results of the survey, we made the following conclusions.

1. As a result of the study, we found that students aged 13-14 have at least two things with foreign inscriptions. Among the students of our school, clothes with English inscriptions are popular.

3. Most students know the translation of the inscriptions on the clothes they wear. The remaining 29% do not know what information they carry on themselves. Moreover, out of these 29% (or 20 people of students): 16% of students (or 11 people) are those who incorrectly

understand what information they have on their clothes, and the remaining 12% (9 people) do not try itunderstand. (See Appendix 2). Between misunderstood inscriptions and not those who know the percentage the difference is small, therefore, buying clothes with inscriptions should be approached more seriously, since things reflect the hobbies, interests of a person and his

culture. Extremely relevant and important is the fact that we are responsible for the information that we carry on ourselves, we, in a sense, become in solidarity with it, become its carriers to the masses, and it is extremely imprudent to hope that everyone around does not know a foreign language. language and do not understand what is written on your clothes. Thus, there is a connection between language level man and his culture.

4. When asked why you bought a thing with an inscription in a foreign language, students answered differently. Most of The students answered that it is fashionable and creative to have clothes with inscriptions in English. Others, also paying tribute to fashion, bought things with foreign inscriptions and did not pay attention to their content and translation. These students made up the percentage of those who did not know (29%). After testing, the question was asked whether teenagers would now pay attention to the meaning of the text on clothes. The students answered that now when buying things they would be interested in the meaning and content of the inscriptions. We must not forget that judge not of men and things at first sight "they are greeted by their clothes, but they are escorted by their minds."

Conclusion

In the course of working on the topic "English inscriptions on teenagers' T-shirts", we successfully solved the research tasks:

explored various sources receiving information,

conducted a survey of students, linguistic expertise, made a classification of inscriptions, analyzed the features of English-language inscriptions on clothes.

1. In the wardrobe of every teenager there is not one, but even several T-shirts containing inscriptions in English. Sometimes, such inscriptions can simply be meaningless phrases or sometimes contain offensive and obscene language. Of course, young people want to have their own individual style and thus attract attention. The main reason teenagers choose t-shirts withEnglish lettering is to be fashionable, creative and follow fashion.

2. However, often teenagers who are fond of inscriptions on clothes do notsuspect with what texts they are published. Many teenagers are not

attach special importance to the inscriptions on their clothes, which in turn may contain grammatical and spelling errors or simply rude expressions. Thus, when buying clothes with inscriptions in English, one should take into account the meaning of these inscriptions.

3. The research work done, related to the study of the question whether teenagers know the meaning of the inscriptions on their clothes, made it possible to conclude that the language level is inextricably linked with the culture of the person himself.

Introduction………………………………………………………………………..2

CHAPTER 1. Theoretical part………………………………………….…....3

1.1 History of inscriptions on clothes………………..……………………………..3

1.2 Who first invented the T-shirt?……………….……………………. 4

1.3 Functions of inscriptions………………………………………..………………...4

CHAPTER 2 Research……………………...………….………5

2.1 Research methodology...……….……….…………………...5

2.2 Student survey results ………………….……….…………………..6

2.3 Findings. Analysis of the collected material…………………………………..8

Conclusion……………………………………………………………………..9

Bibliography...........................................................................................10

Appendix……………………………………………………………………11

Introduction

Clothes speak without words. They are greeted by clothes. Assessing a person, we note how the clothes correspond to age, social status, fashion. Some people have a desire to look like those who are significant in clothes, while others have a desire to stand out. Psychologists have established that in 40 seconds we evaluate a person, and he evaluates us, and then we reluctantly deviate from the prevailing opinion. The stronger the impression of clothes equipped with different kind fashionable now inscriptions. Our attention was drawn inscriptions on clothes in English.

Idea the study of sociolinguistic problems on the material of English-language inscriptions arose as a result of personal experience, communication with peers, observations on the streets and at school.

However, do the owners of things understand the meaning of the inscriptions on the clothes, especially if they are written in a foreign language, most often in English? Or are things worn because they are fashionable, beautiful, or for some other reason?

Our study aims to find answers to these questions.

Object of study are English-language inscriptions on the clothes of students of our school

Subject of research we determine the information that the inscriptions on the clothes carry.

Objective - establishing a dependency semantic load inscriptions on clothes from the level of English proficiency of its owners

Research objectives:

1) collect a certain number of inscriptions on clothes;

2) translate the inscriptions into Russian;

3) identify age, the main reasons for buying things;

4) summarize the data obtained, come to a definite conclusion.

Practical value research is to use research materials directly in the process of teaching English. We are far from the idea of ​​using often primitive texts "printed" on clothes as teaching aids for language learning. However, when we encounter English-language inscriptions everywhere, we cannot but react to their content from the point of view of people who are interested in the English language. Encountered samples often amaze with complete senselessness, bordering on stupidity, occasionally outright vulgarity, reaching indecent, sometimes curious absurdities, leading to awkward situations. truly deserving and interesting inscriptions not so frequent. Blindly following fashion makes people different ages, professions, social groups put on clothes “decorated” with inscriptions they do not understand.

During the study, we used two methods : search and analytical.

CHAPTER 1. Theoretical part

1.1 History of inscriptions

Inscriptions on clothes existed many centuries ago. The earliest known to us from ancient Greece. Already there we find embroideries on belts that tell us about the names of the owners, or we find names on jewelry. On many Italian and German portraits of the late 15th and 16th centuries, you see inscriptions that are woven into the ornament of men's shirts, into the corsages of women's dresses, where either mottos of a noble family are usually written in Latin, or the names of these owners, these portraits or outfits. Inscriptions of a very provocative nature have always been found on women's garters. Very often, inscriptions were in fashion, which were part of the ornament. For example, at the beginning of the second millennium, Gothic fonts were used in embroidery. King Otto's capes, which are in the Bolberg Museum in Germany, are very famous. There, in the antiquity store of the cathedral, there are amazing things with Gothic or Romanesque letters - as part of the ornament of these ancient embroideries. They date back to 10-11 centuries AD. We can find a lot of ornaments in jewelry, where letters and phrases are woven into the design.

At first, the inscriptions adorned only the uniforms of the workers, indicating their status at the workplace, then they began to show what designer or what company this thing was, and after that, inscriptions began to appear that, in fact, carry meaning. It is not known who first came up with writing inscriptions on clothes.

1.2 Who first came up with the T-shirt?

Already in ancient egypt, and then later, in a person’s wardrobe, one could find items of clothing that resembled T-shirts. For example, in England at the end of the 18th century, a type of T-shirt was developed, which was made from cotton and was used by men as underwear.

The T-shirt gained popularity among civilians after the July 1942 cover of the July issue of LIF E featured a photograph of a soldier wearing a T-shirt with the words "Air Force Weapons School" written on it.

The T-shirt arrived in Hollywood in 1939. The signature t-shi rt was part of the Wizard of Oz ad campaign. But unfortunately, they were not popular with the audience.

Today, the T-shirt is used not only as a publicity stunt, but also as a way to express your opinion to the whole world without saying a single word.

1.3 Functions of inscriptions

The inscriptions are very different. They can tell us a lot about a person, in particular, that this person does not understand what is written on his clothes. The inscriptions change with the age of the person. For a child, these are just some phrases or funny phrases, for a teenager, these are inscriptions containing all kinds of phrases, starting with what kind of person he is and ending with the number of the team or street. Adults, realizing that something not for their age or something obscene can be written on clothes, try to choose clothes without inscriptions - this is the right decision, unlike teenagers who only look at the beautiful style and funny letters .

CHAPTER 2. Research work

2.1 Research methodology

Our study was structured as follows:

1) We found students at school dressed in T-shirts, sweaters, jeans, caps containing inscriptions in English

2) Rewrote or photographed the most interesting inscriptions and asked questions of the following nature:

Carrier age

Whether he knows the meaning of what is written on the clothes or not

Reason for purchasing this item

3) Translated the inscriptions into Russian, entered the data into the table

2.2 Student survey results

We recorded the answers of 43 students, 20 of which were presented in the following table:

p/p

The inscription in the original

Translation

Carrier age

Does he know the meaning or not?

princess

a princess

Yes

Hello kitty!

Hello Kitty!

Yes

Adidas

Adidas (company name)

Yes

Frog

frog

Yes

Nike

Nike (company name)

Yes

Sport

sport

Yes

Butterfly

butterfly

No

Wanted

wanted

No

Adventure

adventure

No

wold

misspelled word WORLD

(gr. error)

No

Green

green

Yes

Beautiful

beautiful

Yes

boy

Yes

girl

young woman

Yes

Love

love

Yes

King

king

Yes

New York

NY

Yes

London

London

Yes

Great Britain

United Kingdom

No

Cool

cool

Yes

2.3 Conclusions. Analysis of the collected material

According to our research, the majority of students have clothes containing inscriptions. If you sort out the wardrobe of a schoolboy, you can identify at least seven things that hang in everyone's closet. young man- both boys and girls - jeans, caps, knitted jackets (sweatshirts), skirts, shirts, sneakers, and, of course, T-shirts.

Poll results:

1. “When you buy clothes, are you attracted to the labels on them?”

50% answered positively, 35% - sometimes, 15% - no.

2. "Do you wear clothes with inscriptions in English?"

65% - yes; 30% - sometimes; 5% - no.

3. If you do, do you know the translation?

50% - yes; 35% understand sometimes; 15% - no.

4. Do you like what is written in English on your clothes?

70% - yes, 20% - sometimes; 10% - no.

Most of those surveyed as main reason purchases of clothes with inscriptions calls "it is comfortable in these clothes." 10% answered "Fashionable" and "Cool".

The study also showed that the older the students, the more attention they pay to the meaning of the inscriptions. How younger age of the studied schoolchildren, the less they know what is written on their clothes. However, our study managed to bring this problem to the surface and invite teenagers to think before buying another fashion item with incomprehensible text.

Conclusion

Undoubtedly, it is a personal matter of each person to dress in what he likes. However, the fact that the vast majority of people who prefer inscriptions on clothes do not suspect what texts they go out with seems abnormal.

Nowadays, English is found everywhere: on goods and shop signs, on electrical equipment, clothing, on the Internet. It is studied in schools, universities, in specialized courses. But what is the easiest and fastest way to learn English? Inscriptions in English can become the very express way that will help you quickly, cheaply and effectively replenish your vocabulary.

Most teenagers do not attach much importance to the inscriptions on their clothes, which in turn may contain obscene and offensive meaning, grammatical and spelling errors. Sometimes they can contain just a set of meaningless words and phrases, sometimes offensive and obscene language, and sometimes a phrase that is actually filled with meaning and good humor.

Extremely relevant and important is the fact that we are responsible for the information that we carry on ourselves, we are in some sense in solidarity with it, we become its carriers to the masses, and it is extremely imprudent to hope that everyone around us does not know a foreign language and do not understand what is written on your clothes.

The analysis of the collected material showed that the level of English proficiency, which was determined by the age of the surveyed school student, allows one to navigate the inscriptions and correctly use the written information.

Conclusion: there is an inextricable link between the language level and the culture of the person himself.

We need to know German

Well, at least forty-five words.

So that on their "Wie geht es Ihnen?"

« Danke, gut! us to answer.

We need to know French

Well, so words from the strength of five.

So that if they tell us "Bonjour!",

Us " Salut!" say in response.

And you need to know English

At least five thousand words!

After all, in any country you have to

Talk about it anyway!

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Attachment (survey photo)