从社会文化角度看美国俚语的语言特色【毕业论文】

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1、（20__届）本科毕业设计英语从社会文化角度看美国俚语的语言特色OnLanguageFeaturesofAmericanSlang：ASociologicalPerspective摘要美国俚语是一种相当特殊的语言形式。作为一种交际工具，是美国英语中极富有活力的一部分，在美国现代生活中发挥着极其重要的作用。本文从社会文化角度，研究了美国俚语的三大特色，即来源的多样性、高频率的使用以及大量修辞格的运用。对美国俚语的研究，将有助于语言学习者正确理解和使用俚语，更清楚地了解美国乃至其他英语国家的语言和社会文化，达到全面深入的学习目的。关键字：美国俚语；语言特色；社会文化ⅠAbstractAmeric

2、anslangisaratherspeciallanguageform.Asacommunicationtool,AmericanslangisthemostvibrantpartofAmericanEnglishandplaysanextremelyimportantroleinAmericanmodernlife.Fromasociologicalperspective,thisthesisdiscussesthethreelanguagefeaturesofAmericanslang,whicharediverseorigins,frequentutilizationandtheful

3、lofrhetoricdevices.TheresearchofAmericanslanghelpstheEnglishlearnersbetterunderstandthelanguageandcultureofAmerica,evenoftheotherEnglish-speakingcountries.TheresearchcanalsohelptheEnglishlearnersachievethepurposeofthoroughEnglishlearning.Keywords:Americanslang;languagefeatures;asociologicalperspect

4、iveⅡContentsAbstractII1.Introduction12.DiverseOriginsofAmericanSlang22.1SlangsderivedfromStandardEnglish22.2Slangsderivedfromotherlanguages22.3Slangsderivedfromomission32.4Slangsderivedfromcreation43.TheFrequentUseofAmericanSlanginMassMedia43.1Infilms43.2Innewspapers53.3Inmagazines63.4Inliterature6

5、4.RhetoricalEffectofAmericanSlang74.1Euphemism74.2Metaphor84.3Hyperbole85.Conclusion10Bibliography…………...…………………………………………………………….11Acknowledgements12ⅢⅢ1.IntroductionSlangisaspeciallanguageform.Foralongtime,thedefinitionofslanghasnounifiedstandard.InAmericanHeritageDictionary,slangis:veryinformaland

6、interestinglanguagethatismainlymadeofderivationsandrhetorictoinsteadofStandardEnglish.(LiXiaoqi,2010:30)TheexplanationinOxfordAdvancedLearner’sEnglish-ChineseDictionaryis:veryinformalwordsandexpressionsthataremorecommoninspokenlanguageespeciallyusedbyaparticulargroupofpeople,forexample,children,cri

7、minals,soldiers,etc.(Wehmeier,2004:1643)TheexplanationinCambridgeDictionaryofAmericanEnglishis:veryinformallanguagethatisusedesp.inspeechbyparticulargroupsofpeopleandwhichsometimesincludeswordsthatarenotpol