谐音借义网络语“炫”的语义泛化及其流行动因

Semantic Generalization and Popular Motivation of the Homophonic Borrowing Network Buzzword“Xuan(炫)”

网络新词“炫”的说法来源于东北方言“xuan饭”,通过谐音借义的方式,产生了新义“吃”,因其形象表达得到了网民的广泛使用和积极创造,迅速成为2022年的网络流行语之一,并衍生出一系列“炫馒头”“炫橘子”等“炫”族短语。文章从“炫”的语义演变出发,揭示了“炫”的新义来源,明确了“炫”的语义泛化模式,并提炼出其核心语法义“获得”。“炫”之所以受到大众青睐,除了“炫+X”结构槽本身的强类推性外,使用者的语言文化消费心理以及情感互动是其得以迅速发展的重要因素。由此可见,“炫”的使用范围越来越广泛,但最终能否得到长期的使用,还有待社会和时间的检验。

The network buzzword“Xuan(炫)”originates from the northeastern dialect“xuan饭”,and the new meaning of“eating”is created by means of homophonic borrowing,which is widely used and actively created by netizens because of its visual expression.It has become one of the network buzzwords in 2022,and a series of“xuan”phrases such as“xuan steamed bun”and“xuan orange”have emerged.This paper reveals the new meaning of“xuan”from its semantic evolution,clarifies the semantic generalization pattern of“xuan”,and extracts its core grammatical meaning of“to get”.The reason why“Xuan”is favored by the public is not only due to the strong analogy of the“Xuan+X”structure itself,but also due to the language,culture,consumption psychology,and emotional interaction of users,which are important factors for its rapid development.From this,it can be seen that the scope of use of“Xuan”is becoming increasingly widespread,but whether it can ultimately be extended for a long time remains to be tested by society and time.