Slang is widely used by people from all walks of life. American slang is formed and developed with American history. It has its unique characteristics and functions. American slang reflects American culture. A sociolinguistic study of American slang helps people know more about American culture and society. This paper discusses American slang from the following perspectives, features of American slang, individual factors influencing American slang, social factors influencing American slang as well as the social functions of American slang.
The subject of this article is the identification of the romantic originality of W. Irving’s short stories from the book «The Alhambra» In connection with this, the following characteristic features of the aesthetics of romanticism are clarified: the problem of the romantic hero, his opposition to society, the break of the ideal with reality, the role of folklore, the reception of contrast, etc. In the context of revealing the peculiarity of romanticism W. Irving, the creative evolution of the writer and the artistic structure of his short stories, reminiscent of a fairy tale. The problems and the subject-composition structure of Irving’s
works, based on the motive of adventure, are considered in detail; the uniqueness of the artistic chronotope
with elements of magic, the combination of myth and reality in the depiction of heroes; the plot-forming role
of the reception of contrast, the specificity of cultural, historical and spiritual realities borrowed by the writer
from Arabic and Spanish legends and fairy tales; the importance of fiction and irony as a means of understanding the contemporary writer of reality. All this gives grounds to draw a conclusion about the
romantic context of the works of the writer – the founder of American romanticism
В статье рассматривается характер отражения в американском сатирическом романе негативных последствий бездумного научно технического прогресса в современном обществе. Показан процесс дегуманизации, утраты подлинных человеческих качеств, превращение человека в машину как он видится американским писателям-сатирикам. В плане сопоставительного анализа привлекаются романы Джона Херси, Генри Майерса и Ричарда Уормсера. Показаны конкретные приемы и средства создания сатирических образов.
Phraseological combinations that are based on American English. The majority of English phraseological combinations' creators are still a mystery to science. This issue stands out in particular in articles that are thought to be a form of stable combination. In all languages, but notably in English, phraseological combinations are a form of folk art that express the culture's linguistic sophistication and wisdom. The traditions, habits, and beliefs of the English people, as well as historical truths and facts about English history that we are aware of and are not aware of, are reflected in several phraseological units. Many phraseological structures have their origins in business communication. Changes in the meanings of words that are related to one another are the primary source of phraseological combinations. Many English expressions have their origins in literary and artistic works. In terms of the amount of phraseological combinations used in English, the Bible comes in first place after literary sources, while Shakespearean phraseology comes in second. Phraseology may also be found in literary works, children's poetry, fairy tales, and caricatures. Phraseological fusions, phraseological units, and phraseological collocations or combinations are the three categories into which V.V. Vinogradov divides phraseology. Components of phraseological fusion are phraseologies that are unrelated to the meaning of the entire phrase. Words with a certain valence compose phraseological units.
Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, which was written in 1894, is still useful and important for today’s children in spite of being old. It is also often read by adults with pleasure as well. Relationships, families, the natural world, and daily life are all themes in the stories. Children and people in general must deal with these significant issues throughout their lives. They learn how to act toward others in particular situations, who to trust, and what friendship entails—basic principles of our way of life. Therefore, in my research, I attempted to reveal the issue of “freedom” in American writer Mark Twain’s masterpiece “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”.