| Contents | 第1-15页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第15-16页 |
| Introduction | 第16-24页 |
| 0．1 Classifications of Words | 第17-18页 |
| 0．2 Abuses of Slang | 第18-19页 |
| 0．3 Scientific Attitude Toward Slang:Cultural and Linguistic Relativism | 第19-20页 |
| 0．4 Sociolinguistic Approach to Slang | 第20-22页 |
| 0．5 The Metaphor of City | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter One Topics Related to Slang | 第24-36页 |
| 1．1 The Origin of Slang | 第24-26页 |
| 1．2 The Definition of Slang | 第26-27页 |
| 1．3 The Nature of Slang | 第27-29页 |
| 1．4 The Function of Slang | 第29-31页 |
| 1．5 The Terms ”Synonymous ”to Slang | 第31-32页 |
| 1．6 American Slang in American Language | 第32-36页 |
| Chapter Two Characteristics of American Slang Embodied in American Dominant Culture | 第36-59页 |
| 2．1 Slang as an Insight into a Culture | 第36-38页 |
| 2．2 Major Characteristics of American Slang | 第38-49页 |
| 2．2．1 American Slang is Fashion | 第39-41页 |
| 2．2．2 American Slang is Poetry | 第41-43页 |
| 2．2．3 American Slang is Comedy | 第43-44页 |
| 2．2．4 American Slang is Picnic | 第44-47页 |
| 2．2．6 American Slang is Rock and Jazz | 第47-49页 |
| 2．3 Dominant American Cultural Patterns | 第49-59页 |
| 2．3．1 Origins of North American Culture | 第50-51页 |
| 2．3．2 World View | 第51-52页 |
| 2．3．3 Activity Orientation | 第52-53页 |
| 2．3．4 Time Orientation | 第53-54页 |
| 2．3．5 Human Nature Orientation | 第54-55页 |
| 2．3．6 Perception of the Self | 第55-56页 |
| 2．3．7 Social Organization | 第56-59页 |
| Chapter Three American Slang Mapping American Subculture and Counterculture | 第59-77页 |
| 3．1 Introduction of Subculture and Its Relationship with American Slang | 第59-62页 |
| 3．2 Introduction of Counterculture and Its Relationship with American Slang | 第62-64页 |
| 3．3 Five Subgroups of American Subculture and American Counterculture That Contribute to American Slang | 第64-77页 |
| 3．3．1 Drug Culture and Its Slang | 第64-67页 |
| 3．3．2 Gay Culture and Its Slang | 第67-69页 |
| 3．3．3 Rock Culture and Its Slang | 第69-71页 |
| 3．3．4 College Students Culture and Its Slang | 第71-73页 |
| 3．3．5 Army Culture and Its Slang | 第73-77页 |
| Chapter Four The Future of American Slang | 第77-82页 |
| Bibliography | 第82-85页 |
