美国俚语的产生及功能的分析On the Origins and Functions of American Slang [2]
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关键词:American cultureslangfunction美国文化俚语功能
ts, such as history, psychology etc. Firstly, the paper will expound the definition of slang, in the author’s mind, slang is like jeans which has been widely accepted by most of Americans. Although the jeans can not be worn into the magnificent party, it is pleasurable, comfortable, free and has been popular in the whole America even the world. It is the myth in the capricious fashion circle. Slang is the myth in the language kingdom just as jeans.
. Secondly, the paper will expound the origin of slang; scholars differ in their descriptions of the origin of slang. But most of them focus on one aspect, such as Dai Xiaobin and Wei Zhizhong(2003) analyze the origin of slang on the base of society but ignore other factors. The author tends to analyze the origin of slang from various angles, history, society, psychology. Similarly, on the functions of slang, the scholars Hu Jiaying(2003), Liu Jinmei(2005)expound the function of slang from social functions. The author will analyze the existence value of American slang from the aspects of refraction function and usage function. The slang refracts the discrepancy of social identity, the trend of oral English and the life of ordinary people. At the same time, it refracts a kind of attitude that the people treat the reality. Its usage function includes overcoming the communicative barrier and provoking the vigor of language.
So the author wander more and more people can eliminate their abuses of slang and draw up how vivid, poetic, convenient and colorful slang is. A better understanding of American slang and some new and deep impression of it may be achieved.
Ⅰ.The Definition of Slang
As for slang, it is nearly impossible to be defined clearly and there has been different definitions and many controversies. We can refer to some of them to give us a special insight into our understanding of slang. The more authoritative and objective definition is offered by The oxford English Dictionary, “language of a highly colloquial type, considered as below the level of standard educated speech, and consisting either of new words or of current employed in some special sense.”; “language, words or phrases of a vigorous, colorful, facetious, or taboo nature, invented for specific occasions, or use of the standard vocabulary” is defined by the SCD. At the same time, some scholars give us many more vivid and impressive descriptions. “Slang is language which takes off its coat, spit on its hands-and goes to work (Carl. 23 ); “ slang is the speech of him who robs the literary garbage cans on their way to the dumps” (Ambrose Bierce. 4) “A peculiar kind of vagabond language, always hanging on the outskirts of legitimate speech, but continually straying or forcing its way into the most respectable company is what we call slang.”(Greenough and Kittredge. 55). In the face of many various definitions, it’s difficult to give us an accurate definition of slang; meanwhile, there is no criterion for us to distinguish slang. Some people will think slang is the synonym of vulgar and unmeaning language, which is commonly used by low social groups and uneducated people, and the upper class should refuse using slang; another people may think slang is easy to say and convenient to communication for its free, humorous, relaxed styles, even some people hold that take ‘American slang’ in place of ‘American English’ for its popularity. The feature of informality distinguish slang from the standard English and writing languag
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