The Use of Slang in American Humour 英语专业毕业论文.doc

The Use of Slang in American Humour 摘要 在当前全球性文化下，美国文化对于我们的影响是不言而喻的。美式幽默以其独特的形式占领文化市场，最主要的反映就是美剧。一部《老友记》使我们接触到了美式幽默，主要特点就是运用俚语将美国文化诠释得淋漓尽致。通过研究幽默的表达，反应出的是美国社会宗教，性爱和种族的问题发展。 关键词：美式幽默; 美剧；俚语；美国文化；社会问题 Abstract Under the global culture circumstances,American culture has an important influence on us.American humour capture the culture market with a unique form.American TV series mainly reflect American humour,such as Friends.Friends is a typical example which applies Slang in American humour.Slang is a kind of language used by common people in American society.By studying the state of American humour,we can see many American social problems,such as religious,sexual and racial problems. Key Words:American humour;American TV series;American culture; Slang;Social problems ChapterⅠ Introduction The title of this essay is from the study of American culture,which focus on American humour.As we all know,American people do things in a manner different from we Chinese.Maybe,we speak a simple joke while American people do not understand us.The main reason is that we are in different cultural circumstances. So we choose this topic to express American culture deeply.With so many studies,we can make a thorough inquiry with American society.What is more,TV series is a form understood by the masses.Based on this theory,we can understand many American social problems and American culture. Many scholars do write articles to express the relations between American humour and slang.Slang is a rather special parole. It is neither the word that beyond the regular role of grammatical usage, nor rural dialect. Although it is quite different from acrolect which used on the formal occasion, people quite like to use it in daily speech. As a matter of fact, the meaning of most slang is similar to the words of colloquial style. Some consider one word is slang, while others might not think so. The