基于语料库的英文流行歌曲歌词强势模因研究

Corpus-based Study on Strong Memes in the Lyrics of English Popular Songs

基于英文流行歌曲歌词语料库,以顺应心智世界为视角,分析了英文流行歌曲歌词强势模因形成的认知因素和情感因素,探讨歌词语言强势模因的特点。研究发现,歌词语言词汇密度小,简单精炼的歌词语言容易成为强势语言模因;情感是创建歌词强势模因的驱动力,歌词创作者采用情感驱动策略来加快歌曲自身的复制。提出创建歌词强势模因的策略,如头韵和重复排比,使歌词达到音律美和形式美。

Based on the corpus of the English popular song lyrics,cognitive elements and emotive elements of strong memes in the lyrics of English popular songs were analyzed to discuss the features of strong memes in song lyrics from the perspective of adaptation to the audience＇s mental world. Research showed that a much smaller density of vocabulary was found in the song lyrics corpus,and simple and concise language make it possible for song lyrics to become strong memes. Also emotion is the driving force to create strong memes in song lyrics and lyrics composers adopte emotion driven strategies to accelerate the reproduction of the songs themselves. Furthermore,some strategies for creating strong memes of song lyrics were put forth,namely,alliteration,repetition and parallelism,which beautified the rhythms and the forms of song lyrics.