The Characteristics and Social Functions of Modern American Slang 现代美国俚语的特点及社会功能.doc

毕 业 论 文 论文提交日期：2010年4月9日 论文答辩时间：2010年4月28日 答辩委员会主席： 评 阅 人： 2010年4月  Contents Abstract Ⅰ.Introduction.................................................................................................................................1 Ⅱ.The Background of Modern American Slang.........................................................1 Ⅲ.The Source of Modern Slang.............................................................................................2 3.1Sub-culture of the infiltration to the mainstream culture..............................................2 3.2The promotion of socialite’s activities……………...............................................................2 3.3The large numbers of new things and new concepts........................................................3 Ⅳ.the basic characteristics of modern American slang….…………………….....3 4.1 Humorous…………………………………………………………………………………….....3 4.1.1 The expression of speech sounds......................................................................................3 4.1.2 The expression of vocabulary............................................................................................3 4.2Convenient and concise….........................................................................................................3 4.3Updating rapidly..........................................................................................................................4 Ⅴ. The social functions of modern American slang..................................................4 5.1 Reflecting the discrepancy of social identity......................................................................4 5.2 Reflecting the Americans’’ ordinary life ............................................................................5 5.3 Attitudes reflecting the attitude to the reality...................................................................5 5.4 Overcoming the c