新媒体英文网络语言特征及其教学价值新探

New Media English:Netspeak Linguistic Features and Their Value for EFL

本文以国际知名社交媒体平台Facebook中的真实英文言语互动为研究语料,从词汇、句式、语篇和交际功能等视角探讨新媒体环境下的英文网络语言特征。研究揭示了英文网络语言对我国高校英语教学的三重价值:(1)为课堂教学提供真实、日常环境下的跨文化交际素材;(2)培养语域敏感性,在多重语境下正确使用英文变体,减少跨文化交际失误;(3)提高学生网络新媒体环境下的英文识读书写能力与跨文化交际能力。

The present study reports findings of the linguistic features of English netspeak from the perspectives of semantics, syntax, discourse and communicative functions, on the basis of the authentic corpora from Facebook during 2011-2014. Find- ings suggest that the value of netspeak in teaching English as a foreign language is three-folded ： （ 1 ） it provides authentic, everyday English source of intercultural communication for EFL teaching; （2） it cultivates in of students＇ register sensitivity for correct usage of netspeak as a variety of English and minimizes of intercultural communication failure ; （3） it enhances of English literacy in new media environment and intercultural communicative competence.