美国流行文化从A到Z——TMESIS常见的造词方法
<p><span word="tmesis">tmesis</span>是一种很常见的造词方法，说白了就是把一个词拆成两半，加点东西进去，构成一个新词。这样做的目的一是强调，二是调侃。在美国电视剧<span word="Sexandthe">Sexandthe</span> <span word="City">City</span>(《欲望都市》)的第一季里，<span word="Carrie">Carrie</span>曾问<span word="Mr">Mr</span>.<span word="Big">Big</span>有没有恋爱过，他的回答是：“<span word="Abso">Abso</span>-<span word="fuckin">fuckin</span>’-<span word="lutcly">lutcly</span>!”(当一他妈一然!)这就是典型的<span word="tmesis">tmesis</span>。 虽然按定义来看，插入的可以是任何单词，但在绝大多数情况下，中间加进的是<span word="fucking">fucking</span>或它的某个变种。</p><p>原因很简单——<span word="F">F</span>-<span word="word">word</span>是最常用的脏话，在任何时候冒出这句“国骂”都可以明显地加强语气(请参考本书中的<span word="fuck">fuck</span>条目)。而当<span word="F">F</span>-<span word="word">word</span>不可以使用的时候，它的变种就取而代之。(<span word="Sex">Sex</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="City">City</span>是在收费频道<span word="HBO">HBO</span>播出的节目，对语言没有限制，同样的含有<span word="F">F</span>-<span word="Word">Word</span>的对白是不可以在免费电视频道里出现的。)美国人最常用的<span word="fucking">fucking</span>兜风变种有<span word="freaking">freaking</span>，<span word="fricking">fricking</span> 和<span word="frigging">frigging</span>利用原型和这种变形，可以制造出无穷尽的<span word="tmese">tmese</span>的复数形式，比如<span word="fan">fan</span>-<span word="fucking">fucking</span>-<span word="tastic">tastic</span>，<span word="hi">hi</span>-<span word="freaking">freaking</span>-<span word="larious">larious</span>，<span word="out">out</span>-<span word="fricking">fricking</span>-<span word="standing">standing</span>，<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="friggin">friggin</span> <span word="credible">credible</span> (<span word="incredible">incredible</span>)等。除了<span word="F">F</span>-<span word="word">word</span>的变种，<span word="damn">damn</span>和<span word="goddamn">goddamn</span></p><p>也很常用。比如：<span word="guaran">guaran</span>-<span word="damn">damn</span>-<span word="tee">tee</span> (<span word="guarantee">guarantee</span>)和<span word="ri">ri</span>-<span word="goddamn">goddamn</span>-<span word="diculous">diculous</span>(<span word="ridiculous">ridiculous</span>)。</p><p>流行文化中的相关例子可谓不胜枚举：在1990年的美国电影<span word="Pretty">Pretty</span> <span word="Worrum">Worrum</span>(((风月俏佳人》)里,<span word="Vivian">Vivian</span>认为童话般的爱情根本不存在，她的朋友<span word="Kit">Kit</span>则持相反观点。<span word="Mvian">Mvian</span>叫<span word="Kit">Kit</span>举出一个例子来，<span word="Kit">Kit</span> -时想不出，情急之下回答道 <span word="cinder">cinder</span>-<span word="fucking">fucking</span>-<span word="rella">rella</span>!(灰一他妈一姑娘!)曾获1995年奥斯卡最佳影片奖的<span word="Forrest">Forrest</span> <span word="Gump">Gump</span>(《阿甘正传》)有这样一个情节：<span word="Abbie">Abbie</span> <span word="Hoffman">Hoffman</span>要求<span word="Forrest">Forrest</span> <span word="Gump">Gump</span>跟大</p>
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