English inscriptions on clothes and their influence on the culture of teens

1.

Project “English inscriptions
on clothes and their influence
on the culture of teens”
“
А Н ГЛ И Й С К И Е Н А Д П И С И Н А О Д Е Ж Д Е И И Х В Л И Я Н И Е Н А К У Л ЬТ У Р У П О Д Р О С Т К О В ”
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ПЛЕХАНОВА АНАСТАСИЯ
СТУПАК ВАРВАРА
ФЕДИШЕВА ВЕРА
ШЕВЕЛЁВА ЕКАТЕРИНА

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Сontent
1.
Introduction
2.
History of inscriptions on clothing
3.
Analysis of the content of English inscriptions on teenager’s clothing
4.
Conclusion

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Introduction
The object of study is the inscriptions in English on the clothes of teenagers.
The subject of the research is the information that the inscriptions on the clothes carry.
The purpose of the work is to establish the dependence of the semantic load of
inscriptions on clothes on the level of English proficiency.

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Work objectives
1.
Study the scientific literature on the subject.
2.
Select a certain number of labels on students ' clothing.
3.
Translate the meaning of the written text into Russian.
4.
Identify the age and main reasons for buying these items.
5.
Summarize the data obtained and come to a certain conclusion.

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History
On many Italian and German portraits of the late XV and XVI centuries, you
can see inscriptions. These were the mottos of a noble family on men's shirts,
the bodices of women's dresses, or the names of the owners of these portraits
or outfits.
Very often in fashion used inscriptions in the form of ornaments.
The embroidery used Gothic fonts.
They started writing political slogans on t-shirts.
Inscriptions on clothing have existed for many centuries. The earliest are
familiar to us from the history of Ancient Greece. Embroidery on belts and
jewelry with the owner's name were popular there.

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History
Already in ancient Egypt in the wardrobe of
people it was possible to find items of
clothing that resembled a t-shirt. For
example, in England at the end of the 18th
century, a type of t-shirt was developed,
which was made of cotton and used by men
as underwear.

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History
The t-shirt became popular among civilians
after a photo of a soldier wearing a t-shirt with
the inscription "air force weapons school"
appeared on the cover of the July issue of
LIVE magazine in 1942.

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History
The t-shirt arrived in Hollywood in 1939.
Branded t-shirts were part of the Wizard of
Oz advertising campaign. Unfortunately, they
were not popular with the audience.

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Our days
Today, the t-shirt is used not
only as an advertising move,
but also as a way to Express
your opinion to the whole
world, without uttering a
single word.

10.

Are the inscriptions in English a fashion
statement or something else?
Now in fashion – stand out from the crowd! Being
ordinary is no longer interesting. Many people want to
buy clothes with inscriptions exclusively in a foreign
language. this is really a fashion statement. Only the
inscriptions on clothing in English should be treated
carefully, because a clever idea will sound ridiculous if it
is incorrectly formulated in a foreign language. Poorly
chosen phrases can become an incident in clothing.
There are different labels: How can I miss you if you
won't go away?

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There are different labels
С меня хватит! Звоню бабуле!
Ты съел миску глупости на завтрак?
Я не знаю что заставляет тебя замолчать, но
это действительно работает.
Ушла в себя, вернусь через 5 минут.

12.

We are responsible for what is
written on our clothes.
Kids usually don't really care what they
wear. However, the older they get, the
more attention they pay to their
appearance. Teenagers are met by their
friends at school and evaluated by their
peers based on their clothes. And youth
fashion has its own trends, obeys its own
rules. If the label on the t-shirt reflects the
area of interest of its owner, then
everything is fine.

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The results of the students’ survey
We recorded responses from 67 students, 38 of whom were presented in the following table
Original
Translation
Age
YOU ARE LOVELY
Ты милая
14
HI
Привет
14
GYM READY
Тренажерный зал готов
16
NOT TO KNOW IS BAD, NOT TO WISH TO
KNOW IS WORSE
Не знает, это плохо, не хочет знать, хорошо
14
KISS MY CROSS FIT
Поцелуй мой CrossFit
13
Puma
Пума
13
St. Petersburg
Санкт-Петербург
12
It's good!
Это хорошо!
13
Everything is fine
Все прекрасно!
15
Нappy life
Счастливая жизнь
14
Best friends
Лучшие друзья
12
Supreme
Высший
14
We love forever
Мы любим навсегда
16
Don't say more than you think
Не говори больше, чем думаешь
16

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Social poll
80
70
70
65
65
60
50
50
40
40
30
30
30
27
20
10
10
5
5
3
0
"When you buy clothes, are you
attracted to the writing on it?" /
«Когда вы покупаете одежду, вас
привлекают надписи на ней?»
"Do you wear clothing with English
lettering?" / "Вы носите одежду с
английскими буквами?"
Yes
"If you do, do you know the
"Do you like what is written in English
translation?" / "Если да, то знаете on your clothes?" / «Вам нравится
ли вы перевод?"
то, что написано на английском
языке на вашей одежде?»
Sometimes
No

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Conclusion
In our work, we wanted to show that there is a close relationship between Englishlanguage inscriptions on clothing and the level of language proficiency and culture of their
owner's appearance. In the course of the study, we studied the history of the origin of
inscriptions on clothing, collected and systematized inscriptions on clothing of teenagers,
and conducted a survey. It turned out that most of the surveyed students do not pay
attention to the translation of inscriptions and perceive them as a decoration of clothing, a
tribute to modern fashion. Our research was able to identify this problem and make
teenagers think that They are responsible for the information they carry, and do not hope
that everyone around them does not know a foreign language and does not understand
the meaning of what is written on your clothes. So, we will not buy a thing with an English
inscription without knowing what is written on it, so as not to get into a ridiculous situation.