“吃瓜群众”语义泛化探析

On the Semantic Extension of “Melon-eating Masses”

"吃瓜群众"自出现以来,通过语义隐喻、语义抽象和语义含混三个阶段,将一切指称对象尽可能地容纳到自己的语义范围。这与语言的内在要求、网络信息传播方式以及众多网友的猎奇从众心态,有着极为重要的关系,语义泛化为"吃瓜群众"这个充满着新鲜感的网络称谓语,带来了无限的生机与活力,使其在信息飞速发展的时代,也能保有一席之地。

Since the emergence of the phrase "melon-eating masses", it has been possible to accommodate all objects to its own semantic range through semantic metaphor, semantic abstraction and semantic ambiguity. This has a very important relationship with the internal requirement of language, the way of the network information transmission, and the curiosity of netizens. The semantic extension brings infinite vigor and vitality to the network address "melon-eating masses".