语词传播中的意义迁变与认同机制

Term Formulation and Identi? cation in the Process of Word Diffusion

二十世纪六十年代以来,语言分析沿着不同脉络进入当代社会理论。在梳理诸流派基本理论的基础上,本研究主张以关键词为入口,并综合对结构要素、情境要素、演化过程和主体因素等的考察,分析中国当前的语言现象。梳理1994—2015年间CNKI(中国知网)数据库中以"留守儿童"为主题的文献,可见其含义在传播中不断发生变化,其中将留守儿童问题化、孤立化的倾向值得关注。各级政府机构的各项助学救济措施成效显著,强化了国家认同,但仍在不同程度上存在着家庭功能缺失、村庄等基层共同体的纽带作用丧失等问题。

Since the 1960 s, linguistic study has been introduced into contemporary social theories in various ways. Research approaches such as structuralism, phenomenology, hermeneutics and symbolic interactionism contribute to social theories from different perspectives. Drawing on a brief review of the main theories, I suggest that contemporary scholars should use key words as their departure point in order to study structural, situational, evolutionary, and subjective factors in the analysis of current language phenomena in China. I support my argument with a study of the 'stay-at-home children' in China. 'Stay-at-home children', i.e. young children being left behind by their parents who have migrated to work in cities, has been a hot topic of discussion in recent years. Analyzing relevant articles in the CNKI database from 1994 till 2015, this study fi nds that the expression 'stay-at-home children' is used increasingly and it attracts much public as well as scholarly attention. Along with its increasing popularity, its meaning changes constantly, which encourages the tendency of problematizing and isolating stay-at-home children. Despite the relief measures of governmental and non-governmental institutions in helping the children, inadequate social support because of a dysfunctional family life and paralyzed rural communities can negatively infl uence the wellbeing of the stay-at-home children.