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The subject matter of the present research is Americanisms and American Slang. Americanisms are defined as lexical units peculiar to the English language as spoken in the United States. Some Americanisms were borrowed by the colonists from the Native Americans trying to describe unfamiliar objects; others were borrowed from different languages. Slang is a language which consists of lexical items which are regarded as informal, is more common in speech than writing, and is typically restricted to a particular context or group of people. They have specific features, help to establish social identity and are very common in online communication. The aim of the research is to give the general outline of the Americanisms, reveal the sources of early Americanisms, as well as to define the social functions of American Slang, its role in the society and the way that it develops. The research paper consists of introduction, contents, two chapters, conclusion and bibliography. Introduction discusses the subject matters of the research, the aim and the structure of the present paper. Chapter One presents the theoretical background of the research. It defines Americanisms revealing its sources. The chapter gives information about the geographic dialects of the American English emphasizing the specific features of each of the dialects.
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