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On American Slang Used Widely in the Modern English

I. Introduction
American slang was used to be regarded as a vulgar language, including jargon, technical terms, as well as argot and so on. All of them were 英语论文范文used by the undereducated; however, nowadays American slang is used widely in films, literary works, newspapers and magazines, as well as in ads; and even in our daily life, a great number of the higher educated people chat together with a great deal of slang. What’s more, American slang, as a kind of spoken languages, some of them is turned into, or become written English. Generally speaking, American slang is used widely in all walks of life, and is becoming a trend to be accepted by an increasing number of people.

II. American slang is used widely in various fields and groups

A. In ads
With the rapid development of economy, daily life needs advertisements because the main function of advertising is to disseminate information and commodities, services, culture, employment, student enrolment and even   marriage. However, in this exploding information society, how to attract other people’s eyesight is becoming a main point. In order to draw attention from the public, many managers rack their brains to find many ways to appeal their customers to buy their products. One of the ways is to exploit humorous words or ads to draw the public’s attention. Now, this paper will illustrate several funny ads, which use many slang words. Such as, Just do it. ( 只管去做 )is Nike’s ads words; The test is great.( 味道好极了) is appeared in Nescafe’s; Intelligence everywhere.( 智慧演绎，无处不在 ) is the ads words of Motorola’s cell phone; and Feel the new space( 感受新世界 ) is Samsung’s, etc.

B. In film products & TV shows

V. Conclusion
        As a kind of informal language, slang plays an important role in American social and cultural communication. Its unique style and great vitality are the pride of American people. Once it was called “vulgar language” and “language pollution” by the last generation, but with its increasing popularity, practical value and its characteristics, such as its concise, vivid and lively language features, it is now an accepted form of spoken language with significant social functions, and is widely accepted by an increasing number of people, as well as widely used in all walks of life.
        For English language learners it is necessary to have some general knowledge of slang and its usage on different occasions. The study of slang will surely assist in our communication with Americans https://www.51lunwen.org/sampleenglishpaper/and understanding of the changing and developing language, culture and society. If people don’t know how to use it, which will make a lot of trouble to our daily life, study and work.