英语俚语的理据类型试析

Tentative Motivation Analysis of English Slang

俚语是英语中较为活跃的语言成分 ,它从大量不同亚文化的黑话、行话及暗语中溢出而进入主流文化。英语中除了极少数俚语是新造词外 ,大部分则是源于旧词赋予新义而成。本文从语音、词法、语义三个方面来分析俚语的理据 。

Slang is an active linguistic constituent of English, which has entered dominant culture from cant, jargon, and argot of different sub-cultures. More rarely, slang comes up with entirely new words for the language, but old words with totally new meaning ascribed to them. This paper analyses the word formation of slang from three aspects: phonology, syntax and semantics for the purpose of helping readers understand the meaning of slang and its implied cultural phenomenon.