RUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and SemanticsRUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and Semantics2313-22992411-1236Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)7593Research ArticleLexico-semantic Field of American Youth SlangTambovtsevaK DForeign Languages Department Philological Facultykarina.tambovtseva@gmail.comPeoples’ Friendship University of Russia15032014313914708092016Copyright © 2014, Tambovtseva K.D.2014The article is devoted to the description of lexico-semantic fields of the youth American slang, which were identified on the basis of analyzing screen-scripts of modern American film for the young. Methods of research: critical analysis of the topic literature, search for slangizms, in the screen-scripts, classification of slangizms into corresponding lexico-semantic fields, groups, thematic groups, cognitive classes, as well as considering their semantics and lexicographic features.slangAmerican slangyouth slanglexico-semantic field and groupthematic groupcognitive classword organizationsemanticslexicologyсленгамериканский сленгмолодежный сленглексико-семантическое полелексико-семантическая группатематические рядпонятийный классорганизация словсемантикалексикология