澳洲国民性格与澳大利亚英语词汇

Aussie National Stereotyping and Aussie English Lexicon

由于澳大利亚特殊历史和社会环境,澳洲人特别崇尚自由,喜欢无拘无束的生活。这不仅造就了澳洲特有的国民性格,而且铸成了澳大利亚英语独有的特色词汇。本文将从社会语言学视角直接描写澳大利亚英语特色词汇,一方面体现澳大利亚英语词汇简明、幽默、粗俗但无恶意等特征,另一方面着重体现这些词汇中蕴含的澳洲文化——澳洲国民性格,即澳洲人的幽默乐观、随意悠闲、向往平等、反对权贵、粗俗味儿、团结向上的友谊情怀等。

Owing to Aussie peculiar history and social development, Australians have taken a fancy to freedom and are greatly in favor of care - free lifestyle. Such phenomenon not only subtly forges Aussie national stereotyping, but also brings about Aussie English lexicon. The paper explores Aussie English lexicon from the perspective of sociolinguistics, discusses the lexical features including conciseness, humor and vulgarity, etc. as well as such Aussie national stereotyping as humorous sense, casual attitude, egalitarianism, vulgarism and solidarity, etc. and proves that sociolinguistic theory has the explanatory power on Aussie English lexicon.