An Analysis of Internet Buzzwords from the Perspective of Ecolinguistics_英语论文

摘要

在信息化时代，网络语言具有强大的传播能力和适用性，悄无声息地影响着人们的日常生活。网络流行语便应运而生，成为使用频率最高、最受网民欢迎的网络语言，不仅反映了社会变化与时代发展，也从中映射出人们对社会现象的态度和对未来的憧憬。值得一提的是，中文网络流行语不仅融合了本地方言，还吸纳了世界各国语言，特别是国际通用语——英语。因此，研究与英语有关的中文网络流行语具有较大的现实意义。

生态语言学是生态学与语言学相结合而形成的新兴语言学分支，研究语言与环境之间的相互作用关系。本文主要运用生态语言学的相关理论，以2009-2018年这十年来与英语相关的中文网络流行语为语料对象，结合语言环境中的生态状况，分析其类型、特点、发展规律等，从而展望其生态发展道路。从社会、人文、自然生态视角进行分析解读可知，与自然界生态现象类似，网络流行语展现了语言多样性和动态演变规律。面对纷繁复杂的网络用语，运用积极态度对待网络流行语，将有利于其和谐发展。

关键词：网络流行语 生态语言学 语言多样性与动态性

Abstract

In the information age, network language affects people's daily lives with strong communication capability and applicability. Internet buzzwords, the most frequently used and widely accepted network language, not only reflect social change and the development of the age, but also map people's attitudes toward social phenomena and their vision for the future. It is noticeable that Chinese Internet buzzwords integrate local language and foreign languages, especially the international English. Therefore, it is of great practical significance to study English-related Chinese Internet buzzwords.

Ecolinguistics is an emerging branch combined with ecology and linguistics, studying the interrelationship between language and environment. This thesis applies the relevant theories of ecolinguistics, and uses the English-related Chinese Internet buzzwords from 2009 to 2018 as corpus, combining with the ecological situation, analyzing their types, characteristics, and have an outlook to its ecological development. From the perspective of social, humanistic and natural ecology, Internet buzzwords reflect the linguistic diversity and ecological evolution, which is similar to the ecological phenomenon in nature. Facing the complicated network language, it is meaningful to take positive attitude to treat Internet buzzwords thus achieve their harmonious development.

Key words: Internet buzzwords  ecolinguistics  language diversity and dynamics 

Contents

Chapter One  Introduction 1

1.1  Research Background 1

1.2  Research Questions and Methodology 2

1.3  Research Significance 2

1.4  Structure of the Thesis 3

Chapter Two  Literature Review 5

2.1  Previous Studies on Internet buzzwords 5

2.1.1 Previous Studies on Internet buzzwords Abroad 5

2.1.2 Previous Studies on Internet buzzwords at Home 6

2.2  Previous Studies on Ecolinguistics 7

2.2.1 Previous Studies on Ecolinguistics Abroad 7

2.2.2 Previous Studies on Ecolinguistics at Home 9

2.3  Summary 10

Chapter Three  Theoretical Framework 12

3.1  Definition of Internet buzzwords 12

3.2  Definition of Ecolinguistics 12

3.2.1 Language Diversity 13

3.2.2 Language Dynamics 13

3.3  Summary 14

Chapter Four  Ecolinguistic Analysis on Internet buzzwords 15

4.1  Reasons for the Emergence and Popularity of Internet buzzwords 15

4.2  The Diversity of Internet buzzwords 16

4.2.1 Homophone 16

4.2.2 Blending Words 17

4.2.3 Abbreviation 18

4.2.4 New Use of Old Words 19

4.3  Ecological Perspectives on Internet buzzwords 20

4.3.1 Social Ecological Perspective 20

4.3.2 Humanistic Ecological Perspective 21

4.3.3 Natural Ecological Perspective 22

4.4 Ecological Development of Internet buzzwords 23

4.5  Summary 23

Chapter Five  Conclusion 24

5.1  Major Findings 24

5.2  Limitations and Suggestions for Future Study 25

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