英汉网络流行缩略词对比研究

A Comparative Study of English and Chinese Internet Abbreviated Catchwords

通过问卷调查和收集共获取英汉语网络流行语各300个。以此为语料来探析英汉语网络缩略词在构词法上的异同,主要有截取式、数字概括式、首字母缩略式。发现:1)英汉语中都有截取、数字概括、首字母缩略三种构词方式;2)在构词能力上,英语缩略词总体比汉语强;3)英汉语数字概括词数量较少且占比大体相当。

Grammar,phonetics and vocabulary constitute the three major systems of language.Grammar and pronunciation are stable,while vocabulary is relatively active.Among the enormous vocabularies,Internet catchwords stand out for their timeliness and intrigue,and become the most active vocabulary category,which is mainly due to the development of the Internet.This paper collects 300 Internet catchwords in English and Chinese respectively through questionnaire survey.Based on the corpus,this paper explores the similarities and differences in word formation between English and Chinese network abbreviations,including clipping words,number words and acronym.This paper finds out:1)English abbreviations generate stronger than Chinese in word-formation;2)English and Chinese number words are fewer and equal in number;3)English clipping words and acronyms are more abundant than Chinese.