A situation
1 modern American slang language status
Early American slang is derived from the bottom, and that of social culture, only the vulgar, barbarian, hands, like a beggar, tramp as criminals, life in the bottom of society will use slang, jargon, and colloquialisms equals equivalent, equivalent to local dialect and covers. The 1828 merriam-webster to write the definition of slang is "a low-level, vulgar, lack of language expression." But as time goes on, the slang derogatory composition fewer. In 1963 the modern English dictionary of slang is the explanation of "slang is generally used to talk, but not for cooperation or formal occasions, especially the words of one walks." [10] visible for most scholars rejected by the original position of the slang is no longer just vulgar language, not just jargon and pronoun, not even for the upper echelons of ordinary was rejected by the language form. Nowadays, the slang and the slang is difficult to find the distinction between explicit boundaries, and some even entering the standard terminology. News media, politics, business, entertainment and social groups and group for the wide use of slang, illustrates the language that the status of slang.
2 the modern American slang for English
Modern American slang for English, has mixed views, some people think that is slang "trendy" can promote the development of English, some people think the English slang "spoiling". The modern English language and culture research on the English language is making a special effects: "how evaluation of American English, people see identical or different language, to perfect. All are pure; neither pure and not always correct, both pure and falsehood, and always so, and insufficient blame." [11] in the proviso about American scholars Newman views and attitude, can see the American scholars of English language "wasted" approved or others. "Many American oral expression is very popular, sounds very sweetly, use up too fast" difficult "frozen sample, but the fact is that English is appetizing was more chaos, more nondescript." [12] in English and American slang occupies more heavy weight in People's Daily life, the use of more and more frequently, or American lives in a kind of language communication. So now the American for the influence of English slang largely reflected in.
Now, the whole world is watching TV and movies in America. American slang awash with almost all of the American film and television works, many English to their first language to keep their national characteristics of English has been impossible. Australia, Britain, Canada, the < > etc.
B prospects
Modern American slang as a communication tool in the English language, is rich and colorful, extremely rich vigor. It serves the society, social based. With the development of society, which is due to no longer part of slang adapt to society, no longer practical, slowly from the society, the big stage exit. But there is still alive, enduring part, or slowly into the language. Meanwhile, new slang for social and the needs of The Times and springing up, fill the blank. In 1960 and flack mid-english China's "great American Slang Dictionary (up) comprises of Slang words, 15,000 Slang, according to their estimates, americans are more than 2000 commonly. While in 1961, Webster INTERNATION ", "meaning in agree with THE former under THE condition of THE list of more than 500 slang word, visible in this year has so many slang became THE evolvement of language, how fast they leave vacant, THE new slang fill.
Language from society, from the public. The development trend of modern American slang is concise, because of its popularity, slang, the euphemism in constantly weakening, meaning in unceasing enhancement, the universal gradually become an indispensable part of the common language.
As a famous American poet Walt Whitman (Walt Whitman) in the slang in the United States, wrote: "if the English than the emperor reigns affectation, so in the splendid palace incredibly appeared a Shakespeare's clown, illegal, even in the most solemn ceremony in, this is slang, or dark sayings. It out from among the public, the standard language rules, so that people could not speak,". [22] because people know the deepening of slang, social progress and open, so we believe that modern American slang has strong vitality and good prospects.