| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| 1.1 Background | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Significance of This Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Theme and Methods | 第13-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Former Researches on English Slang | 第16-40页 |
| 2.1 Definition of English Slang | 第16-20页 |
| 2.2 The Origin and Development of English Slang | 第20-23页 |
| 2.2.1 The Origin of English Slang | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2.2 The Development of English Slang | 第21-23页 |
| 2.3 English Slang and Other Colloquial Speeches | 第23-30页 |
| 2.3.1 English Slang and Colloquialism | 第23-24页 |
| 2.3.2 English Slang and Jargon | 第24-26页 |
| 2.3.3 English Slang and Dialect | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3.4 English Slang, Cant and Argot | 第27-30页 |
| 2.4 People’s Attitudes towards English Slang | 第30-40页 |
| 2.4.1 Good Slang and Bad Slang | 第30-31页 |
| 2.4.2 The Attitudes towards Slang in Different Times | 第31-32页 |
| 2.4.3 The Attitudes towards Slang Held by Different People | 第32-35页 |
| 2.4.4 The Relationship between English Slang and Standard English | 第35-40页 |
| Chapter 3 American Slang and Its Features | 第40-81页 |
| 3.1 The Formation and Development of American Slang | 第40-50页 |
| 3.1.1 Borrowing | 第40-47页 |
| 3.1.2 Allusion | 第47-50页 |
| 3.2 The General Features of American Slang | 第50-57页 |
| 3.3 The Linguistic Features of American Slang | 第57-81页 |
| 3.3.1 Word-formation of American Slang | 第57-63页 |
| 3.3.2 Phonological Features of American Slang | 第63-65页 |
| 3.3.3 Semantics Features of American Slang | 第65-71页 |
| 3.3.4 Rhetoric Feature of American Slang | 第71-81页 |
| Chapter 4 Functions of American Slang | 第81-95页 |
| 4.1 The Pragmatic Study of American Slang | 第81-86页 |
| 4.2 Social Effects of Slang | 第86-95页 |
| 4.2.1 Informality Effect | 第87-90页 |
| 4.2.2 Humorous Effect | 第90-92页 |
| 4.2.3 Anti-authority Effect | 第92-93页 |
| 4.2.4 Circumvent of Social Taboos and Secret Effect | 第93-95页 |
| Chapter 5 The Use of American Slang in Different Social Groups | 第95-115页 |
| 5.1 College Slang | 第95-102页 |
| 5.1.1 Origin and Development of American College Slang | 第96-99页 |
| 5.1.2 Features of American College Slang | 第99-102页 |
| 5.2 American Military Slang | 第102-105页 |
| 5.2.1 Origin of American Military Slang | 第102-104页 |
| 5.2.2 Features of American Military Slang | 第104-105页 |
| 5.3 American Hospital Slang | 第105-109页 |
| 5.3.1 American Hospital Slang in Different Conditions | 第106-108页 |
| 5.3.2 Social Functions of American Hospital Slang | 第108-109页 |
| 5.4 American Prison Slang | 第109-115页 |
| 5.4.1 Features of American Prison Slang | 第109-112页 |
| 5.4.2 Social Functions of American Prison Slang | 第112-115页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第115-118页 |
| Bibliography | 第118-122页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第122页 |
