[外语类论文精品] 从文化和语言视角探讨美国俚语 毕业论文

毕业论文STUDYONAMERICANSLANGFROMTHECULTURALANDLINGUISTICPERSPECTIVES从文化和语言视角探讨美国俚语二一年五月学院外语学院英语专业姓名指导老师学号职称教授毕业论文诚信承诺书本人承诺呈交的毕业论文STUDYONAMERICANSLANGFROMTHECULTURALANDLINGUISTICPERSPECTIVES从文化和语言视角探讨美国俚语是在指导教师的指导下，独立开展研究取得的成果，文中引用他人的观点和材料，均在文后按顺序列出其参考文献，论文使用的数据真实可靠。本人签名日期年月日STUDYONAMERICANSLANGFROMTHECULTURALANDLINGUISTICPERSPECTIVESABSTRACTAMERICANSLANGISASPECIALLINGUISTICFORM,ANDISANINDISPENSABLEPARTOFAMERICANLANGUAGEAMERICANSLANGREFLECTSTHATTHEINTERNALFUNCTIONOFLINGUISTICHASBEENINFLUENCEDBYCULTUREANDENDOWEDWITHUNIQUECHARACTERTHATOTHERWORDSDOESNOTPOSSESSORDOESNOTCOMPLETELYPOSSESSAMERICANSLANGISAKINDOFWORDSTHATHASRICHCULTURALMEANINGANDSPECIALCARRIEROFAMERICANCULTURETHISTHESISANALYSESFEATURESOFAMERICANSLANGONCULTURALANDLINGUISTICPERSPECTIVEBYDOINGTHIS,WEMAYKNOWMUCHABOUTAMERICANCULTURE,ANDINTURNGETBETTERUNDERSTANDINGOFSLANGBYLEARNINGTHECULTURALBACKGROUNDBEHINDTHEMKEYWORDSAMERICANSLANGAMERICANCULTURELINGUISTICFEATURECULTURALCHARACTERISTICS从文化和语言视角探讨美国俚语摘要摘要美国俚语是一种特殊的语言形式，是美国语言不可缺少的重要组成部分，它反映了文化影响语言的内在作用，还具有其他词汇层所无或不全具备的独特风格，是一种极富文化涵义的词汇，是美国文化的特殊载体。要深入研究美国文化，俚语是重要的手段之一。对于美国俚语的研究可以帮助我们对美国英语及美国文化有更深的理解。该论文将从文化和语言学的角度对美国俚语进行探讨。通过美国俚语透视美国文化及形成该文化的社会土壤。关键词美国俚语美国文化语言特征文化特点CONTENTSABSTRACTI摘要I1INTRODUCTION111THEDEFINITIONOFSLANG112THENATUREOFSLANG113THECHARACTERISTICSOFAMERICANSLANG1131BREVITY1132NOVELTY1133INSTABILITY1134PLURALSYNONYM114THEEMERGENCEOFSLANGINTHEUNITEDSTATES12THELINGUISTICFEATURESOFAMERICANSLANG121RHETORICFEATURES1211EUPHEMISM1212FIGUREOFSPEECH1213HYPERBOLE122SEMANTICFEATURES1221PHONETICHUMOR1222LEXICALHUMOR13AMERICANSLANGASAMIRROROFAMERICANCULTURE131TWOCHARACTERISTICSOFAMERICANSLANGEMBODIEDINAMERICANDOMINANTCULTURE132SLANGASANINSIGHTINTOACULTURE133DOMINANTAMERICANCULTURALPATTERNS134THREEAMERICANSLANGMAPPINGAMERICANSUBCULTUREANDCOUNTERCULTURE1341INTRODUCTIONOFSUBCULTUREANDITSRELATIONSHIPWITHAMERICANSLANG1342INTRODUCTIONOFCOUNTERCULTUREANDITSRELATIONSHIPWITHAMERICANSLANG14CONCLUSION1BIBLIOGRAPHY1ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS11INTRODUCTIONINAMERICA,MOREANDMOREPEOPLEAREPARTIALTOUSINGSLANGINTHEIRDAILYLIFECOMMUNICATIONANDWRITINGTECHNIQUEINTHEPAST,PEOPLESIMPRESSIONOFSLANGMAYBETHATSLANGISRUDE,DIRTY,ANDINDECENTBUTTODAY,ASAHIGHLYCOLLOQUIALSPEECHWHICHHASBECOMETHEMOSTCOLORFULANDVIVIDMEMBEROFTHEFAMILYOFLANGUAGES“THEVOCABULARYOFANORDINARYAMERICAISGENERALLYESTIMATEDAT10,00020,000WORDSABOUT2,000WORDSARESLANG,ACCORDINGTOTHESURVEYCONDUCTEDBYTHEOXFORDUNIVERSITY”THENUMBERSHOWSTHEIMPORTANTSTATUSOFSLANGINAMERICANENGLISH,THEREFOREWESHOULDELIMINATETHETRADITIONALBIASOFSLANGSLANGISPOPULARINAMERICABECAUSEOFITSFRESHNESS,LIFELIKENESS,HUMOR,ANDITISANEFFECTIVEWAYOFCOMMUNICATIONATTHESAMETIME,ITALSOCARRIESSTRONGCULTURALIMPLICATIONSOFAMERICABECAUSEMOSTSLANGWORDSCOMEFROMEACHSUBCULTURALGROUP,WHICHREFLECTTHEIRACTUALLIFE“ITISIMPOSSIBLETOACQUIREATHOROUGHKNOWLEDGEOFENGLISHWITHOUTBEINGFAMILIARWITHSLANGANDVULGARISMITISNOEXAGGERATIONTOSAYTHATENGLISHLEARNERCANTCOMMUNICATEWITHFOREIGNERSATTHEIRPLEASUREWITHOUTMUCHUNDERSTANDINGINAMERICANSLANGFROMTHISPOINT,SLANGISABRIDGEFORENGLISHLEARNERSTOMAKEUPTHECULTURALGAP,SOWESHOULDKNOWANDTREATSLANGWITHACORRECTATTITUDETHEREISNOSUCHTHINGASGOODORBAD,RIGHTORWRONGINLANGUAGEASASPECIALFORMOFLANGUAGE,ITSEXISTENCEISAKINDOFOUTCOMEOFCULTUREANDHISTORYASAHIGHLYCOLLOQUIALSPEECH,ITISESPECIALLYEFFECTIVEONCASUALANDINTIMATEOCCASIONSTHEATTITUDESTOWARDSLANGAREALSOVERYCONTRADICTORYAMONGCOMMONPEOPLEESPECIALLYSCHOLARSNOWADAYS,MOREANDMOREPEOPLEBEGINTHEIRRESEARCHONSLANGFORITSWIDESPREADINTHISPAPER,IINTENDTOTRYTOANALYZEITFROMVARIOUSASPECTSINORDERTOGETBETTERUNDERSTANDINGOFAMERICANSLANG11THEDEFINITIONOFSLANGTHESOCIALANDPSYCHOLOGICALCOMPLEXITIESCAPTUREDINSLANGVOCABULARYMAKETHETERMDIFFICULTTODEFINESLANGISEASYTOUSEBUTPERHAPSTHESIMPLESTTHINGISOFTENTHEHARDESTTODEFINESOMEPEOPLEEVENSAYITISNEARLYIMPOSSIBLETODEFINESLANGTHEREHAVEBEENVARIOUSDEFINITIONSOFSLANGITSAPPEARANCE,WHICHAREASVIVIDASSLANGITSELFSOMEOFTHEMAREVERYIMPRESSIVE“SLANGISLANGUAGEWHICHTAKESOFFITSCOAT,SPITSONITSHANDS,ANDGOESTOWORK”CARLSANDBURG“SLANGISTHESPEECHOFHIMWHOROBSTHELITERARYGARBAGECANSONTHEIRWAYTOTHEDUMPS”AMBROSEBIERCE“APECULIARKINDOFVAGABONDLANGUAGE,ALWAYSHANGINGONTHEOUTSKIRTSOFLEGITIMATESPEECH,BUTCONTINUALLYSTRAYINGORFORCINGITSWAYINTOTHEMOSTRESPECTABLECOMPANY,HEREISAQUESTIONWEHAVETOTHINKBEFORELEARNINGTHEAMERICANSLANG,THATISWHATSHOULDWECALLSLANG”“THEDICTIONTHATRESULTSFROMTHEFAVORITEGAMEAMONGTHEYOUNGANDLIVELYOFPLAYINGWITHWORDSANDRENAMINGTHINGSANDACTIONSSOMEINVENTNEWWORDS,ORMUTILATEORMISAPPLYTHEOLD,FORTHEPLEASUREOFNOVELTY,ANDOTHERSCATCHUPSUCHWORDSFORTHEPLEASUREOFBEINGINTHEFASHION”SLANGISDEFINEDINTHESCDAS“LANGUAGE,WORDSORPHRASESOFAVIGOROUS,COLORFUL,FACETIOUS,ORTABOONATURE,INVENTEDFORSPECIFICOCCASIONS,ORUSESORDERIVEDFROMTHEUNCONVENTIONALUSEOFTHESTANDARDVOCABULARY”ASSLANGISUSEDBYEVERYCLASS,ANDASTHISFACTISNOWEVERYWHERERECOGNIZED,THESTIGMAONCEATTACHEDTOTHEWORDHASLONGSINCEBEENREMOVEDTHEMOREOBJECTIVEDEFINITIONISOFFEREDBYTHEOXFORDENGLISHDICTIONARY,“LANGUAGEOFAHIGHLYCOLLOQUIALTYPE,CONSIDEREDASBELOWTHELEVELOFSTANDARDEDUCATEDSPEECH,ANDCONSIDERINGEITHEROFNEWWORDSOROFCURRENTWORDSEMPLOYEDINSOMESPECIALSENSE”LIKE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