虚拟与现实——论网络语言变异

Virtuality and Reality——the Variation of Netspeak

随着计算机的普及和互联网的迅猛发展,传统的交际方式受到了前所未有的冲击,众多网民以网络为交际媒介,建构了独特的网络虚拟社区。网络虚拟社区具有与以前社会形态不同的特点,这些特点使其成为有别于以前所有社会形态的一种新的社会存在方式,从而掀起了新兴的网络文化,诞生了一种新的语言形式——网络语言。网络语言作为现代汉语的一种变异形式,是为适应网络交际语境而采用的一种具有自身独特魅力的语言变体,因而从社会语言学的角度系统地分析网络语言变异的特点,揭示网络语言变异与社会文化环境之间的关系,论证网络语言变异对现实社会文化环境形成的影响是研究的重点。

With the popularity of personal computers and the widespread of the Internet,a unique virtual community,which brings great impact on the traditional communication style,has been created by netizens.Unlike the traditional social and political institutions,virtual community possesses its distinctive features,and gives rise to the new Internet culture,as well as causes the great change of language used by those netizens.The emergence of netspeak can be regarded as language variation.This article systematically analyses the characteristics of netspeak from the perspective of sociolinguistics,reveals the relationship between language variation and social and cultural surroundings,and clarifies the influences that the virtual community has brought to the real social and cultural environment.