On English Slang 英语专业毕业论文

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1、OnEnglishSlangAbstract:Onceslangwasdefinedas“vulgar”or“illegitimate”language,becauseitwasthelanguagemainlyemployedbypeopleoflowsocialstatus.Buttoday,ithasnotonlyacceptedbyallkindsofpeople,butalsohasbecomeanindispensablepartofmodernEnglish.Slangmostlycomesfromsub-culture.It

2、reflectsallfacetsofmodernlife,anditiswidelyusedbyvariouspeopleinsociety.Slangisacomplexlanguagephenomenon,anditisdifferentfromthestandardlanguage.Itisaconcise,vivid,lively,humorousandfreestyle,soitiswidelyusedinmostwesterncountries.Thispaperisintendedtomakeastudyonthedefin

3、itionandoriginofslang.Meanwhile,itanalyzesthefourbasiccharacteristicsofslang.Thesecharacteristicsareusefulforpeopletounderstandmoreaboutslang,andknowthecultureandbackgroundofwesterncountries.Keywords:Slang,characteristics,humor,change16摘要：曾经被视为“粗俗低级”或是“登不了大雅之堂”的俚语，如今不仅仅渐渐被

4、人接受，而且已经成为现代英语不可缺少的部分。它来自社会的各种亚文化，反映出现代生活的各个方面，在各阶层都被人民广泛使用。俚语作为一种复杂的语言现象，有着与标准语不同的语言特点，已经成为通用口语的一部分。它的生动活泼，形象简洁，幽默和自由化的特征，使俚语在大部分西方国家被发扬光大。本文就俚语的定义、起源、功能、地位进行简单的论述，同时重点阐述了俚语的四大基本特征：口语性、同义性、短暂性以及转升性，使读者进一步知道何谓俚语。关键词：俚语；特征；幽默；变化16ContentsAbstract………………………………………………………….………….

5、.i摘要…………………………………………………………….…………..iContents…………………………………………………………..………..iiiIntroduction………………………………………………………………..11Theoriginofslang……………………………………………………..…11.1Thedefinitionofslang……………………………………………..…11.2Threeattitudestowardsslanginthedifferentperiods………………22Thefunctionsofsl

6、ang…………………...……………..…...…..52.1Expressingstrongfeelings…………………...………………..….....52.2Expressingeuphemism…………………..…..…………………..….....63CharacteristicsofEnglishslang…………………..………………..…...73.1Beinghighlycolloquial…………..…………………..…...…..…...73.2Beingabundantofsynonyms…………...…..…………

7、………….93.3Beingtransient…………...…..………….………..….……..…....103.4Havingthepossibilitytoriseintostandardlanguage………….....11Conclusion……………………………………………………….…...…....12Bibliography………………………………………….….……...…...…....13Acknowledgement…………………………………….….……...…...…....1416IntroductionSlang

8、hasbecomeanindispensablepartofmodernEnglish.Theearlylexicographersmostlytookasheernegativ