略论现代美国俚语（Remarks on Modern American Slang）.docVIP

略论现代美国俚语（Remarks on Modern American Slang） Chinese abstract Modern American slang is a very special language form, which has unique language expression and a long history. The westward movement of the American continent in the nineteenth Century prompted the formation of American slang, and in twentieth Century it was a period of rapid growth of American slang. From its source point of view, the subculture of the mainstream culture to the penetration of celebrities, and then new things, new concepts emerge in large numbers, resulting in a large number of slang. In the process of development, American slang has gradually formed its own style features: humorous, witty, vivid, easy to express emotion, update quickly, etc.. At the same time, its role in society is reflected in: the embodiment of the identity of the speaker; strengthen the relationship between each member of the group; the speaker reflects the level of education and culture quality and reflect the Americans to hold the social attitude. For modern American slang, scholars have different opinions, but it is undeniable that the emergence and development of modern American slang are the requirements of society and times. Today, simplicity and penetration with standard language have become the major trends in modern American slang. Key words: American slang; origin; characteristics; social function; prospect; linguistic status I. Introduction Modern American slang is a very complicated language phenomenon. It refers to some special class, industry or prisoners, gangs use jargon and slang. Some vulgar, difficult to get in good taste, some simple, humorous, is accepted by the public, while others are only in some small range of popular, such as within an industry, a place for a period of time, its life is not long, often emerge of itself and perish of itself. According to the imprecise statistics, Americans use about 10 thousand to 20 thousand words, of which about more than 2000 or 10% words are slang, and the