从汉语语汇的嬗变窥探社会变迁

Social Changes Give Rise to Word Diversification in the Chinese Language

近年来十分突出的语言现象之一就是词汇的多元变化 ,主要表现在 :新词大量出现、外来词大量引入、某些词语自行消退、一些旧词语复出、专业术语使用范围拓宽、缩略语大量使用。这些变化涉及面广、速度快 ,使得汉语的组合能力增强 ,并反映出现代汉语自然清新的整体风格。从语言现象的这些变化可以探释社会生活各个方面的变迁 :社会环境宽松、生活节奏加快、中西文化融合。

In recent years, one of the most noticeable linguistic phenomena in the Chinese language is word diversification which can be seen from the large number of coinages, load words, degradation and specialization, elevation and extension of specialized terms, and abbreviations. The swift changes have taken place in a wide range of fields. The changes can help increase the collocational power of the Chinese language and reflects the natural and fresh style of modern Chinese. These linguistic phenomena also reflect the social changes, namely, free social environment, quick paced living, interaction between the Chinese and western culture, and the increasingly richer material and spiritual life.