| 中文摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| ·The Background of the Research | 第8-9页 |
| ·The Significance of the Research | 第9页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第9页 |
| ·Thesis Structure | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第11-18页 |
| ·The Definition of American slangs | 第11-12页 |
| ·The Characteristics of American slangs | 第12-14页 |
| ·Common Colloquialism | 第13页 |
| ·Conciseness | 第13页 |
| ·Ephemerality | 第13页 |
| ·Acronyms and Time Efficiency | 第13-14页 |
| ·Humor and Novelty | 第14页 |
| ·Studies of American slangs abroad | 第14-17页 |
| ·Studies of American slangs at Home | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter 3 Linguistic Features of American Sitcoms | 第18-32页 |
| ·Characteristics of American Original Sound Movies or Sitcoms | 第18-21页 |
| ·Typical American Accent | 第18页 |
| ·Carrying the Sense of Humor and Cultural Connotation | 第18-19页 |
| ·Full of Words from Life | 第19-21页 |
| ·Linguistic Features of American slangs in Sex and the City | 第21-32页 |
| ·Linguistic Characteristic of Female and Male in Slang Terms | 第21-23页 |
| ·Frequently-used Slang Vocabulary | 第23-25页 |
| ·Classification of Slang | 第25-27页 |
| ·The Humor of American slangs | 第27-29页 |
| ·Culture Connotation of American slangs | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter 4 Analysis of Social Functions in the Respect of Sociology: Slang in"Sex and the City" as Sample Collection | 第32-42页 |
| ·The Functions of Language | 第32-34页 |
| ·Emotive Function | 第32-33页 |
| ·Social Interaction | 第33页 |
| ·The Instrument of Thought | 第33页 |
| ·The Expression of Identity | 第33-34页 |
| ·The Functions of American slangs | 第34-42页 |
| ·Expressing Emotions | 第34-35页 |
| ·Achieving Politeness | 第35-37页 |
| ·Achieving Self-confidence | 第37-38页 |
| ·Achieving Solidarity of Social Group | 第38-40页 |
| ·Conveying Social Status | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第42-45页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第42页 |
| ·Implications in English Teaching and Learning in China | 第42-43页 |
| ·Limitation and Suggestion | 第43-45页 |
| Bibliography | 第45-47页 |
| Publications during the Postgraduate Program | 第47-48页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第48-49页 |
