American Slang and Its Social Functions 英语专业毕业论文

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1、AmericanSlangandItsSocialFunctionsAmericanSlangandItsSocialFunctionsContents1.Introduction12.TheOverallObservationofAmericanSlang22.1TheOriginofAmericanSlang22.2TheDefinitionofAmericanSlang42.3TheFormationofAmericanSlang52.3.1TheFormationofStructure52.3.2OtherWaysofFormation62.4TheFeaturesof

2、AmericanSlang82.4.1Informality82.4.2Brevity92.4.3Newness92.4.4Rhetoric103.TheSocialFunctionsofAmericanSlang113.1TheFunctionsofLanguage113.2TheSocialFunctionsofAmericanSlang123.2.1ShowingRespect123.2.2IdentifyingMembership133.2.3AchievingSolidarity133.2.4ExpressingFeeling143.3AmericanSlanginL

3、earningEnglish154.Conclusion16WorksCited1717AmericanSlangandItsSocialFunctions1.IntroductionSlangusedtoberegardedasindecent,vulgarlanguage.However,todaypeoplehaverealizeditsvalue;moreandmorepeoplewidelyusesuchlanguageformintheirdailycommunication.Evensomeslangtermsandexpressionshavebeendraft

4、edintothedictionaries.Asoneofthemostpowerfulcountriesintheworld,theU.S.Aismoreandmoreinfluential.ForEnglishlearners,learningslangcanhelpthemtoavoidmisunderstandingandenhancelanguagecompetence.ThisthesisdiscussesAmericanslangfromtherelationsamongsociety,cultureandlanguage.Theexamplescitedinth

5、ispaperwilldeepentheunderstandingoftheimportanceofAmericanslang.ManylinguistsandscholarshavestudiedAmericanslangindifferentaspects.JohnWintherspoonwhostudiedAmericanslangfromthelinguisticperspectivepointedoutthatslangwascant.ProbablyheisthefirstpeoplewhobegantostudyAmericanslangintheU.S.A.Wh

6、itmanwroteashortvaluablearticleinAmerican,whichdiscussesthehistoryofAmericanslangandstudiesslanginageneralview.In1893,BrandMatthewinTheFunctionofSlanghandledtheprinciplesinanewsuggestivemanner.RobertL.ChapmaninDictionaryofAmericanSlanganalyzedandrecordedAmericanslangterms.Inthe20thcentury,Fr

7、ankSechriststudiedslanginpsychologicalperspectivethatdisplaysagreatinsightandenviableknowledgeonslang.EricPartridge’sbookSlang,TodayandYesterdaysystematicallydiscussesEnglishslangfromeveryaspect.IrvingLewisAllendiscussedslanginthebackgroundofmodern