CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES AND CHARTS
ABBREVIATIONS
PART A – INTRODUCTION
6. Rationale
1.1. Problem statement
1.2. Significance of the study
7. Aims of the study
8. Scope of the study
9. Methodology
4.1. Research questions
4.2. Methods
10.
esign of the study
PART B - DEVELOPMENT
1.1. Slang
1.1.1. What is slang?
1.1.2. What slang is NOT?
1.1.3. Slang as an integral part of youth culture
1.1.4. Slang as a language variety
1.1.5. Social functions of slang
1.1.6. Lexicological and semantic classifications of slang
1.2. Expressing surprise and disbelief via slang – a speech act
1.2.1. Speech act and speech act classification
1.2.2. Speech Act Theory
1.2.3. “Expressing surprise and disbelief via slang” as a speech act
1.3. American slang and its role in today’s American society
1.3.1. American slang and its characteristics
1.3.2. Importance and prevalence of slang in today’s American society
1.3.3. History of American Youth Slang (AYS)
1.4. Summary
CHAPTER 2: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
2.1. Aim of the Empirical Study
2.2. Methodology
2.3. Data collection methods
2.3.1. Questionnaire survey
2.3.2. Follow-up interviews
2.3.3. Participant observations
2.4. Conclusion
CHAPTER 3: DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS
3.1. Data presentation
3.1.1. Description of the population sample
3.1.2. Backgrounds of the respondents
3.2. Findings and discussions
3.2.1. The use of slang expressing surprise and disbelief
3.2.2. Attitudes toward slang use
3.3. Summary
PART C –CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Conclusions
2. Recommendations
2.1. For ESL teachers
2.2. For ESL learners
2.3. For ESL translators
REFERENCES
ENGLISH
VIETNAMESE
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A
20 Slangisms for "surprise and disbelief"
(Source: Online Historical Dictionary of American Slang, 2009)
APPENDIX B: (attached with the questionnaire)
APPENDIX C
QUESTIONNAIRE ON AMERICAN SLANG
APPENDIX D
List of additional slangisms of surprise and disbelief provided by respondents
APPENDIX E
COMMONLY-USED SLANGISMS OF SURPRISE AND DISBELIEF
IN AMERICA TODAY
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