Cyber_Language.ppt

CyberLanguageContents Definition Reasons Classifications Features AttitudesCyber language, also known as Netspeak, is the language of cyberspace, or the realm of electronic communication. It is commonly used in electronic mail; Internet chat rooms, which allow computer users to communicate with each other in real time; and in text messages sent between cellular phones using the short message service, or SMS.Aseverythingcomesalongwithitsownreason,noexceptionofInternetLanguage.TherehaveseveralanalysesaboutthereasonfortheappearanceofcyberLanguage.SavingtimeandmoneyDepartingfromtraditionandgivingpublicitytopersonalityConcealingIdentificationTheformsofInternetLanguagearevarious.Usually,ithasthreeclassifications:ComputerTerms,WordsinchattingroomandBBS,andthePictureandsignsusedgenerally.Intermofthisclassificationandmyownstudy,Icometothefollowingforms.Symboltype:(:-*Hewassick(:-(Heisangry(:-)Happyosmile()luckpettyZzzzz.SleepyFigurestype:886(Goodbye),555(cryingsadly),835(dontmissme),5370(Iamangry),0487(youareidiocy),584(Iswear),7456(Iamangry),520(Iloveyou),246(Iamsohungry),596(Ileavesoon),53770(Iwanttokissyou),51396(Iamgotobed),5871(Iamdontmind),687(Iamsosorry),est.TheabbreviationofPinyin:“GG”(brother),“DD”(youngerbrother),“MM”(prettygirl),“PMP”(flatter),“GXGX”(congratulation),“BS”(Ilookdownuponyou)TheabbreviationofEnglishwords:“CU”(seeyou),“ft”(faint),“bf”(boyfriend),“gf”(girlfriend),“IDK”(Idontknow),“TKS”(Thanks),“tyvm”(thankyouverymuch),“Cu”(seeyoulater).ThemixtureuseofEnglish,Pinyin,Figures:“B4”(Before),“F2F”(FacetoFace),“U2”(youtoo),“ME2”(metoo),“+U”(comeon),“3KU”(Thankyou),etc.Newcreatedwords:GeilivableantizenSmilenceemotionormalFoulsballcorpspendSuihideInternetLanguagecanbedefinedasasocialdialect.Usually,socialdialectincludestermandidiom.ButInternetlanguageisspecialdialect,whichhasitsownvocabulary,pronunciation,andgrammar.Inoneword,InternetLanguageasanewthinghasitsdistinctfeatures.ColorfulVocabulariesSurpassregulargrammarColloquialexpressionVulgarismAccordingtoWikipedia,“Languageisthoughttohaveoriginatedwhenearlyhominids(人种)firststartedcooperatingandadaptedearliersystemsofcommunicationbasedonexpressivesignstoincludeatheoryofothermindsandsharedintentionality,thisdevelopmentisthoughttohavecoincidedwithanincreaseinbrainvolume.”Languageisacombinationofblendingcultures,environmentandotherfactors,soasInternetlanguage.Thereisasayingthat:“anythinghappens,happensforareason”.AstherenownedphilosopherGeorgeWilhelmFriedrichHegelstated,“allthatisrealisrationalandallthatisrationalisreal.”WeneedtotakeupaneasyandlightattitudetowardstheadventandpopularityoftheInternetlanguage.Insummary,popularInternetlanguageisasubculture(亚文化群)oftheyounggenerationanditcomposesapartoftheirpersonalidentityapproach.Itspopularityimpliesitiswidely-acceptedandrecognizedbythemassandfrequently-usedintheireverydaylife.SomeoftheInternetlanguagesareplayingtheroleoficonsandaredeliveringsymbolicmeanings.Throughthosecasestudiesabove,wecanunderstandInternetlanguagesvividlyandstraightly,andthroughthelongitudinalcontentanalysis,wecanfullyandcomprehensivelygetclosetotheessenceofthispopularInternetlanguagephenomenoninChina.Inaddition,doingresearchesintoitcanalsohelpusunderstandpopcultureoftheyounggenerationandtheirideologyandorientation.。