| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One General Survey of American Slang | 第11-17页 |
| ·Origin of American slang | 第11-12页 |
| ·Definition of slang | 第12-15页 |
| ·Nature of slang | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Verschueren’s Adaptation Theory | 第17-24页 |
| ·Pragmatics as a functional perspective on language use | 第17页 |
| ·Verschueren’s Adaptation Theory | 第17-21页 |
| ·Analysis of slang | 第21-24页 |
| ·Slang: result of linguistic choice | 第21-22页 |
| ·Slang: product of negotiation and adaptation | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter Three American Slang with its Adaptation to Communicative | 第24-41页 |
| ·Adaptation to the language users | 第24-25页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Language Users’Mental World | 第25-27页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Language Users’Social World | 第27-41页 |
| ·Adaptation to American Nations’Character | 第27-29页 |
| ·Adaptation to Social Groups | 第29-33页 |
| ·Teenager Group and College Student Group | 第29-31页 |
| ·Jazz Musician Group | 第31页 |
| ·Political Group | 第31-32页 |
| ·Criminal Group and Drug Addiction Group | 第32-33页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Solidarity of Social Groups | 第33-35页 |
| ·Adaptation to Social Status | 第35-37页 |
| ·Adaptation to Gender Differences | 第37-38页 |
| ·Adaptation to Politeness | 第38-41页 |
| Chapter Four Research on the Current Situation of American Slang Learning and Teaching in TEFL | 第41-51页 |
| ·Reasons of Adaptation to Communicative context | 第41-42页 |
| ·Research on the Current Situation of Slang Learning and Teaching in TEFL | 第42-47页 |
| ·Questionnaire One and its Analysis | 第42-43页 |
| ·Questionnaire Two and its Analysis | 第43-46页 |
| ·Questionnaire Three and its Analysis | 第46-47页 |
| ·Conclusion and Implications | 第47页 |
| ·Approaches to Slang Teaching in TEFL | 第47-51页 |
| ·Challenges of Using American Slang in TEFL | 第47-49页 |
| ·Approaches to the Teaching of Slang | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Five Implications about American Slang Learning and Teaching for TEF | 第51-55页 |
| ·To Develop Students’Cultural Awareness | 第51-52页 |
| ·To Integrate American Slang with Pragmatics | 第52-53页 |
| ·To Enlarge American Slang Knowledge | 第53-54页 |
| ·To Treat American Slang in a Dynamic Attitude | 第54-55页 |
| Conclusion | 第55-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-60页 |
| Appendix I | 第60-61页 |
| Appendix II | 第61-62页 |
| Appendix III | 第62-63页 |
