?(1975:2) Why can slang be widely used in America? Wang jueluan thinks, 'the main reason lies in its unique literary style which other vocabulary layers hardly or never have, and these styles usually bring about and embody the different intentions and psychology of slang users.? (1991:4) Hereinafter, Author analyzes the different psychology from word form, parts of speech and word meaning. .
1.3.1 Morphology .
1.3.1.1 Acronym .
SOB is acronym of son of bitch, e.g. I asked him for money for gas, but he brushed me off, that SOB. .
NATO is No action, talk only. The function of slang word comes from the pun of NATO. At one end is the huge and insurmountable North Atlantic Treaty Organization, but at the other end is the primary stage of love, the difference of these two concepts are undoubtedly enormous, it is word form that puts them together. The speaker makes his language interesting and humorous by utilizing the common practice meaning whose ponderance in people's mind. .
When people hear disgusting banality will often say SOS, it meansSame old shit?, here the rescue signal of Moles telegraphic code in people's mind is drown into slang, it hints audience eager to flee the scene, and humorous psychology which ridicules the speaker who is so annoying. When to be against smoking is harmful and pollutes the environment, Group against smoker's pollution is shortened to GASP, it illustrates the smoking pollution is too serious to pant. .
Acronym conceals parts of word that forces audience to understand its meaning by associating to eliminate the hidden and comprehend humor .
1.3.1.2 Shortening .
Slang makes the first words or phrases further humorous and ironic effect by deleting letters. E.g. Poop =nincompoop; Biz = business; nuke = nuclear weapon; G-man is the shortening of Government-man, it often refers to the secret service in federal investigation office, also refers to garbage workers, for G also is the shortening of Garbage, it is kidding to name garbage workers as G-man.
