本科學(xué)生畢業(yè)論文-網(wǎng)絡(luò)英語新詞的文體特征及其來源探索

1、<p>　　The Stylistic Features and Sources of Cyber Neologism</p><p>　　Abstract: Along with development of the social economy, science and technology, and change of times, there are a large number of cybe

2、r neologisms becoming a part of people’s life. Cyber neologism has its unique stylistic features: flexible words formation, enlarge metaphor, concise acronym and special words formation, etc. that led to the large of Eng

3、lish vocabulary. The aim of this thesis is to explore the stylistic features and sources of cyber neologism, by quoting and analyzing abundant exam</p><p>　　Keywords: cyber neologism; sources; stylistic feat

4、ures </p><p>　　網(wǎng)絡(luò)英語新詞的文體特征及其來源探索</p><p>　　摘要：隨著人類社會(huì)經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展和科學(xué)技術(shù)的進(jìn)步，大量的網(wǎng)絡(luò)英語新詞涌入了人們的生活中。網(wǎng)絡(luò)英語新詞有其獨(dú)特的文體特征：構(gòu)詞靈活、很強(qiáng)的隱喻、簡潔新奇的縮略語及特殊的詞匯構(gòu)成等。本文主要是對(duì)網(wǎng)絡(luò)英語新詞的文體特征及其來源進(jìn)行探索，并且通過分析大量的例證來闡述網(wǎng)絡(luò)英語新詞的文體特征。進(jìn)一步研究探索有關(guān)網(wǎng)絡(luò)英語新

5、詞的文體語言特征與來源，是我們當(dāng)代大學(xué)生應(yīng)該要進(jìn)一步做的事情，在不斷探索中收獲知識(shí)，改正在網(wǎng)絡(luò)新詞中存在的弊端，從而確保在網(wǎng)絡(luò)中使用正確的網(wǎng)絡(luò)語言,并營造一個(gè)高質(zhì)量的網(wǎng)絡(luò)文化。此研究有助于英語學(xué)習(xí)者豐富詞匯，了解詞匯所帶來的不同社會(huì)文化，從而對(duì)語言與文化有進(jìn)一步的認(rèn)識(shí)。</p><p>　　關(guān)鍵詞：網(wǎng)絡(luò)英語新詞；來源；文體特征 </p><p>　　Introduction</p&g

6、t;<p>　　Along with development of the social economy, science and technology and change of times, there are a large number of cyber neologisms and new meanings in the English vocabulary burst into human’s life, be

7、coming a important part of life. The development of Internet is a kind of production that is based on civilization of humanity and spirit. Internet culture is supported by Internet language. For the improvement of techno

8、logy, our society is going on. With the development of society, our living </p><p>　　Cyber neologism with its unique language charm attracts millions of netizens, making our needs more characteristics of tim

9、es. Fresh fashion vocabularies not only have a flexible word formation, strong metaphor characteristics and impressive thumbnail of words and special words that led to the large of English vocabulary. So cyber neologism

10、has its own language characteristics finally. Although cyber neologism has attracted increased interest since the 1980s, language researchers and teachers con</p><p>　　The purpose of this thesis was to explo

11、re the stylistic features and sources of cyber neologism, by quoting and analyzing abundant examples of neologism and its stylistic features. We university students should explore the sources and stylistic features of cy

12、ber neologism.At the same time, the research results also contribute to acquire knowledge and correct the shortages of cyber neologism. To ensure that use the correct network language, and create a higher quality of Inte

13、rnet culture.</p><p>　　General Theoretical Background of Cyber Neologism</p><p>　　Neologism is generally defined as a kind of new word. It tries to answer the basic questions “What is neologism?

14、”, “how does neologisms work?”, and “what sources and Characteristics of neologisms are?” So, this part will study general theoretical background of cyber neologism.</p><p>　　2.1 The definition of Cyber Neol

15、ogism</p><p>　　The English language has a special word for new word ----neologism, from French word --néologisme. The meaning of néo is ‘new’, ‘logos’ for words in Greek. To the problem of the defi

16、nition and specification of neologism is controversial for a long time. Let’s take a look at the dictionaries to the neologism how to define in the past. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English: “a new word or express

17、ion, or a word used with a new meaning”. Webster Dictionary of America English: “a new word or phr</p><p>　　Cyber is meaning in dictionary that is relating to information technology, the Internet and virtual

18、 reality. so, neologism on the Internet is called cyber neologism. With this phrase, different people holds different definitions, but generally agree with the generation of cyber neologism is closely related to the Inte

19、rnet English. The new words that appeared in the Internet English and the new expression is both called cyber neologism .So the definition of Internet English became the key of cybe</p><p>　　Internet English

20、 was defined by Net dictionary on Yahoo website“ Standard Internet English are commonly used words in E-Mail, Discussion Group, Chat-rooms, WWW Pages and everywhere on the net, including those of technical terms, hacker

21、slang and acronyms related with Internet”（Liu 31）. That is to say, Internet English was consisted of three aspects: Computer Technology Specialized Terminology, e.g. Browser, WWW, Login, Online, Chat-room, Network, Inter

22、net, e-business etc. Internet Cultural Termi</p><p>　　2.2 The Current Situation of Cyber Neologism</p><p>　　Although the vocabulary has been an important aspect of linguistics, since the last ce

23、ntury, much study of linguistics got interesting. For the sensitive job, Lexicographers and Lexicography are concerned about neologism firstly. </p><p>　　Word-coinage, it is being an Inquiry into Recent Neol

24、ogisms. Also a Brief Study of Literary Style, Slang and Provincialisms, this book was pressed by Leno Mend in 1902. The book is a study of the 20th century, which is the first group of neologism writings. In the book, Me

25、nd first proposed to study neologisms, and colleagues also cited some of the neologism created by American writer at that time. Since the 1970s, studies of neologisms and new English dictionary codification had got much

26、attenti</p><p>　　According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 20 kinds of new dictionaries; more influential are Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series, Barnhart Dictionary of New English, and

27、 12000 Words: A Supplement to Webster’s Thirds New International Dictionary. A Dictionary of Neologism 1941-1991, Longman Register of New Words etc. Longman publishing company in the 1980s for many years to implement an

28、event called Word watch for Longman Register of New Words, which provides a large number o</p><p>　　In China, the English neologism research focuses on vocabulary learning areas such as Wang Rongpei , Dai We

29、idong, Hu Zhuanglin , Zhang Weiyou ), etc. Wang Rongpei has published several articles devoted to the new word essay on the English neologisms for follow-up study . There are large numbers of papers in English neologisms

30、. We in the Chinese Journal Full-text Database (CNKI) of “Foreign Language and Literature / English” directory contains the keyword “neologism “as a search condition, it has</p><p>　　In addition, "The F

31、ormation and Lexical Meaning on English Neologisms of Network" (Chen 30), "The Structure and Semantic Features of English Network Neologisms "(Xiong 12) and other articles mentioned and analyzed relevant n

32、etwork English morphological features or the regular of the word. Word Formation of the new features of the analysis and presentation, which are most aspects to study English neologisms of network, while further evidence

33、 of word-building features of the neologism is the most </p><p>　　The Sources of Cyber Neologism</p><p>　　With the evolution of the society, the language is also changing all the time. The study

34、 of the sources of cyber neologism is essential to the study of cyber neologism. This part will try to offer some explanation of the sources of the addition of these new words.</p><p>　　3.1 The Development o

35、f Science and Technology</p><p>　　As science and technology develops, neologisms come into being to express new inventions, new techniques as well as new concepts. The rapid development of the Internet is th

36、e objective conditions, which created cyber neologisms. It has led to the creation of many neologisms: bullet train, fax, CD-ROMA, phone, laptop computer and etc. After ten years of rapid development, the Internet has be

37、come the world's largest and most extensive coverage, the most abundant information resources, the widest r</p><p>　　The Internet neologisms emerge in endlessly, these neologisms have become an integral

38、part of Internet when users to express their ideas. As someone said that new discoveries, new inventions, new theories in science and technology, we need words to express. Thus, on the one hand to produce a large number

39、of neologisms, including some with a combination of structure, some adapted from them on the basis of existing words; on the other hand some of the old words has been given a new meaning, that i</p><p>　　3.2

40、 The Change of Society</p><p>　　Firstly, the language as a social phenomenon, it is a communication tool of human society, with the development of social life changes. At the same time the Internet has spawn

41、ed a new social model --- the network society. The members of the network society --- netizens, in their communication process have to adapt to this group of languages inevitably, which caused cyber neologism. The networ

42、k itself is a kind of interpersonal communication media, giving the network the basic context of new word</p><p>　　Secondly, the language is an important tool for human communication, then the cyber neologis

43、m in English is a communication tool for netizens. In the language of interaction network, the cyber neologism in English followed the norms on the one hand; on the other hand also violate the norms. It makes vocabulary

44、had “distorted ", appeared symbols, numbers, letters, and other non-Chinese vocabulary. In this relatively closed network context, complete communication is the first importance. The using</p><p>　　All

45、in all, as a social phenomenon, language is closely related to the structure of the society in which it is used, and the evaluation of a linguistic form is entirely social.</p><p>　　3.3 The Fast Style of Lif

46、e</p><p>　　A remarkable feature of a network of English vocabulary is stylish, simple, flexible, muti-use abbreviations and special symbols, which is largely due to the accelerated pace of modern life caused

47、. In fact, there are many network terms, especially online chat language, not pure "new" words, but old words appear in new faces and new forms . Why should the old words "Extreme Makeover” mean? Is it tha

48、t they do not meet the needs of communication? The answer is clearly no. Oral communication we meet</p><p>　　These words not only represent a high network efficiency, but also full of a kind of innovative id

49、eas, breaking stereotypes fashion sense and advancing avant-grade sense. It is these netizens followed the trend of the main trend, marching significantly accelerate the speed of social life , using the network frequentl

50、y for real time exchange of English on the Internet , which has led to a large number of networks with distinct characteristics of the era of the birth of English vocabulary .</p><p>　　3.4 The Need of Langua

51、ge</p><p>　　Internet language itself has charm conditions, the network of English as a new language patterns is showed colorful space in the virtual network, so that the majority of netizens love it. Surviva

52、l and the modern state of mind can be fully exposed to the Internet language. Interpersonal barriers divide the real world can be improved through the exchange of network language. People's social background, age, oc

53、cupation, education level are hidden in unique anonymous distant space and network system</p><p>　　Human language can be divided into two categories: one is that no one has to use and accept it called dead l

54、anguage, such as the ancient Latin, Hebrew; the other is a living language that is currently use in human language, such as English, Chinese, and French and so on. From the linguistic point of view, innovation (productiv

55、ity) is one of the essential characteristics of the language, that language users can understand and outputs they have never heard of the word, phrase, or sentence. (Zheng </p><p>　　Times is changing, techno

56、logy is developing and becoming more popularity of the network, people entered the information age. As a reflection of the reality of the language must keep up with the pace of social progress, to meet the needs of socia

57、l evolution, and the language is the most sensitive part of its vocabulary, cyber neologism is a innovative expression that is the need of the new English language.</p><p>　　The Stylistic Features of Cyber N

58、eologism by Case Analysis</p><p>　　With the rapid development of science and technology, existing vocabulary has been unable to meet the needs of the people's communication. Thus, many cyber neologisms h

59、ave been appeared. The cyber neologism we contact with can be divided into several parts. They are Coinage, Clipping, Blending, Compounding, Acronyms, Partial Tone and Pinyin. Therefore, semantic characteristics of the c

60、yber neologisms vivid, concise, clear, so that these look familiar words, in the network communication can expre</p><p>　　4.1 The Characteristics of Vocabulary</p><p>　　4.1.1 Coinage</p>

61、<p>　　English vocabulary with the progress of the times and continue to develop, people experiencing new things, when the development of new ideas, there is always a vocabulary to describe them. The rapid developmen

62、t of technology, especially the evolution of English is an important factor affecting the development of a network of English is in this context was born. With the use of the Internet network in English and appeared alon

63、g with the deepening use of the Internet and rich. Thus a neologism can</p><p>　　(1)Moonlight Clan (月光族)</p><p>　　Moonlight Clan made up of the young generation; exhaust their money only for a s

64、hort time of pleasure. They simply go in for material comforts by having dinner in top restaurants, changing clothes of famous brands frequently. Therefore, they will have no money to spend the rest time of a month, but

65、they must have money to lives, so some of them maybe lend money from others, that is to say, they are in debt. All in all, they will become Moonlight Clan one day.</p><p>　　(2)Quirky Alone (樂單族)</p>&

66、lt;p>　　Quirky Alone prefers to be alone rather than dating for the sake of dating, that is to say, many people like to live alone. To Quirky Alone, they are no patience to have a date for not alone, they think prefer

67、to watch TV rather than have a insignificance date. So, the Quirky alone day started in 2003, as a celebration of romance, freedom and individuality. February 14th is the International Quirky alone Day as well.</p>

68、<p>　　(3)Flash Marriage Group (閃婚族)</p><p>　　Flash Marriage Group, as its name indicates, refers to those who established the marital relationship in a hurry. They are lack of the necessary period of

69、mutual understand and trust. As for such group, the long romantic stages of marriage are completed in a fast way. However, they think that is freedom.</p><p>　　(4)Ant Tribe (蟻?zhàn)?</p><p>　　Ant Tri

70、be is bright and has received high education. It’s similar to the ants, which more than 250,000 brain cells, raking top one in all species of insect. Besides, they live together just like ants. They have received college

71、 education, but they cannot find a suitable job to afford their life. They have to live together because they have no enough money. It lead to a life similar to the clever and laborious ant, in a word, this group has bee

72、n forgotten by society.</p><p>　　(5)Chinese dream (中國夢(mèng))</p><p>　　Everyone has their own ideal, pursuit and dream. Nowadays everyone is talking about the Chinese Dream. I believe the greatest dre

73、am of the Chinese nation in modern society is the great renewal of the Chinese nation. On November 2012, Xi Jinping had visited the “Revival Road" exhibition, it was the first time to comprehensive interpretation of

74、 the concept of “China Dream”. March 17, 2013, the CPC Central Committee General Secretary Xi Jinping at the second session of the National People's Congres</p><p>　　(6)Tigers and flies (老虎和蒼蠅)</p>

75、<p>　　China’s president, Xi Jinping, has said "tigers" and "flies", that is refer to the powerful leaders and officials of government– in his campaign against corruption and petty officialdom.&

76、lt;/p><p>　　“We must uphold the fighting of tigers and flies at the same time, resolutely investigating law-breaking cases of leading officials and also earnestly resolving the unhealthy tendencies and corrupti

77、on problems which happen all around people," Xi said in a speech carried by the state news agency Xinhua. </p><p>　　(7) APEC blue</p><p>　　During the APEC meeting, some people call the clea

78、r Beijing sky these days the "APEC blue," it is beautiful but temporary and it will be gone soon after the APEC meeting. I hope, and believe, that with persistent efforts, the APEC blue will be here to stay.<

79、;/p><p>　　Some other commonly examples of blending are followed.</p><p><b>　　e.g.</b></p><p>　　Kodak(柯達(dá)) </p><p>　　memory stick(存儲(chǔ)卡) </p>

80、<p>　　mouse potato(網(wǎng)蟲)</p><p>　　spyware（間諜軟件） </p><p>　　Taikonaut（太空人） </p><p>　　Mortgage slave(房奴) </p><p>　　Flash Cohabitants(閃居族) </p>&l

81、t;p>　　Fun employed(失業(yè)快樂族) </p><p>　　4.1.2 Clipping</p><p>　　The element of deduction which is noticeable in blending is even more apparent in the process described as clipping. This occurs w

82、hen a word in casual speech. Clipping refers to the abbreviation of longer words or phrase. </p><p>　　Backing clipping: the deletion occurs at the end of the word. It is the most common type of clipping.<

83、/p><p>　　app- application(申請(qǐng)，應(yīng)用) cam-camera(照相機(jī)) </p><p>　　nick--nickname (綽號(hào)) gym—gymnasium(體育館)</p><p>　　expo---exposition(展覽會(huì)) memo—memorandum(備忘錄) </

84、p><p>　　Front clipping: the deletion occurs at the beginning of the word </p><p>　　puter –computer(電腦) zine--- magazine(雜志) </p><p>　　burger---hamburger (漢堡包) Quake—earthquake

85、(地震)</p><p>　　Middle clipping: the deletion occurs at the middle of the word.</p><p>　　Ft ---faint(暈倒) prolly ---probably(可能的) </p><p>　　fridge--- refrigerator(電冰箱

86、) Flu---influence(流感)</p><p>　　script---prescription(處方，指示，命令) </p><p>　　4.1.3 Blending</p><p>　　A blend is a word formed by combining parts of other word. That is to say, this co

87、mbining of two separate forms to produces a single new tern is present in the process called blending. However, blending is typically accomplished by taking only the beginning of one word and joining it to the end of the

88、 other word. In some parts of the United States, there’s produce used like gasoline, but is made from alcohol, so the ‘blended ‘term for referring to this product is gasohol. If you wish to refer to</p><p>　

89、　Taikonaut---- taikong + astronaut 太空人;宇航員</p><p>　　Interestingly enough is the word “taikong”, a combination of Chinese Pinyin for “space” and an English word “astronaut” to refer to the first Chinese astro

90、naut’s moon landing, which reflects both its lexical meaning and its cultural connotation.</p><p>　　Bromeo 男閨蜜 bro+ Romeo(羅密歐)</p><p>　　Bromeo is made of bro (abbr. Brother) and Romeo. Bromeo is

91、 a kind of friends who is spend longer time than your female friends and even envy male friend, he is one of your most loyal friends, and will support you unhesitating in any situation. Maybe every girl has a Bromeo. Jus

92、t like Wen Zhang who is the typical figure in Love Is Not Blind (《失戀三十三天》)，his characteristic is very delicate and hold orchid fingers. This kind of friendship is just like Platonic Cross-Sex Friendship. </p><

93、p>　　Gayriage--gay+marriage</p><p>　　Lesriage--lesbian+ marriage同性婚姻</p><p>　　In a Loral society “marriage” is the union of a male and a female, the before someone create another word for the

94、un-natural union of a male to a male or a female to the female. Two people in the same sex between the two men to get married, the marriage is called gayriage. And two women get marriage is called Lesriage. By using the

95、definition of marriage is Gayriage supporter. One to get the social recognition, voluntary, faithful, monogamous, legally the contract between the two adults by gover</p><p>　　Mompetition 拼孩</p><p

96、>　　Mompetition is a contest between mothers, which is judge children to who are looks better, more intelligent, or more advanced than else’s children, and they try to take the upper hand in this competition, Maybe two

97、 or more mothers are compete each other. Even, the object of competing may have adult children. </p><p>　　Some other commonly examples of blending are followed.</p><p><b>　　e.g.</b>&

98、lt;/p><p>　　Motel-----motor+ hotel 汽車旅館</p><p>　　Brunch----breakfast+ lunch 早午餐</p><p>　　Agritainment----culture+ entertainment 農(nóng)家樂</p><p>　　Intellidating----intelligence

99、+dating 智慧相親</p><p>　　Camcorder----camera+ recorder 攝像機(jī)</p><p>　　Videophone----video+ telephone可視電話</p><p>　　Ecotourism----ecology+ tourism生態(tài)旅游</p><p>　　Netizen----netw