Some informal contractions in American English

Abstract EN

Contraction is a term used in linguistics to refer to the process or result of phonologically reducing a linguistic form so that it comes to be attached to an adjacent linguistic form, or fusing a sequence of forms so that they appear as single form.

Whereas formal as part of a system of ‘formality’ of expression, referring to a level of language considered appropriate to socially formal situation.

This study investigates some of informal contractions which are used in spoken English in conversations between friends or members of a family.

The problem is related to the misunderstanding between new friends due to the use of certain contractions with the appropriate level of formality.

This study aims to show some of informal contractions in order