美国黑人英语语言特征在电影对白中的表现及分析

屡次被贴上“蹩足英语”标签的美国黑人英语(AAVE)在美国文化发展中所起的作用不容质疑,黑人英语作为黑人文化的源泉一直受到语言学家及社会学家的关注。文中围绕美国黑人英语中BE不变体、否定、嘲讽及黑人俚语运用等典型语言特征,以系列好莱坞经典黑人电影对白为素材,分析了美国黑人英语的“黑人味”。指出作为一种成熟的英语变体,美国黑人英语独特的语言体系及其蕴含的丰富黑人文化元素对研究美国多元文化的变迁具有重要意义。

FEATURES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN VERNACULAR ENGLISH IN FILMS

African American Vernacular English(AAVE),though often stamped with a degraded mark,carries a tremendous power in shaping American culture.AAVE,the headspring of black culture,has been given much research attention by linguists and sociologists.This paper,based on some fundamental features of AAVE such as Aspectual marker BE,negation,signifying and black slang, analyzes the "black taste" embedded between classical black American movie lines.It advocates that as a well-established English variety,AAVE with its unique linguistic framework and abundant cultural elements holds a significant place in the study of the evolution of America's multi-cultural society.