浅析美国俚语中的文化现象_英语论文

The Analysis on the Cultural Phenomena of American Slangs

摘要

作为文化的载体，语言直接反映着社会各个层面的现状，并且受社会现状的影响以及制约。美国俚语是一种非正式非书面的语言形式，在人们的日常生活中，履行着越来越重要的交际功能。而各个不同的社会群体又有着各自不同的俚语，各群体使用的俚语被大众广泛采纳后，又形成了一种大众化的俚语形式。作为一种特殊的文化载体，美国俚语体现着地道的美国本土英语的风格，并且直接反映了美国的本土社会文化。通过研究美国俚语，我们能够更加深刻的认识到美国的本土文化以及其民族特点，提高我们的跨文化交际能力。本文将从俚语的定义和特点，俚语产生的背景以及原因，俚语的社会功能和产生的文化条件来分析美国俚语中的文化现象。

关键词：俚语；文化；交流；亚文化

Abstract

As the carrier of culture, language directly reflects the current situation of all aspects of society, and is affected and restrained by the social status. American slangs are a kind of informal, non-written language, which play an increasingly important role in people's daily life. Different slangs of different social groups become widely accepted by the public and then form a popular form of slangs. As a special cultural carrier, American slangs reflect the authentic American English style and the Native American culture. Through the study of American slangs, we can more deeply understand the native culture of the United States, as well as its national characteristics to improve our cross-cultural communication skills. This article will analyze the cultural phenomena of American slangs from the definition and characteristics, the background and causes and the social function and the cultural conditions.

Key Words: slangs; culture; communication; sub culture

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Literature Review 1

2.1 Definition of slangs 1

2.2 Background of American slangs 2

3. Present Conditions of American Slangs 4

3.1 Basic characteristics of American slangs 4

3.2 Social functions of Americans 5

3.3 Social and cultural functions of American slangs 7

4. Prospects of American slangs 8

5. Conclusion 9

Works Cited 10