Due to the long history of China,the special features of the Chinese Internet catchwords and the few translations of the Chinese Internet catchwords at home and abroad,it is very hard for the foreigners to comprehend ...Due to the long history of China,the special features of the Chinese Internet catchwords and the few translations of the Chinese Internet catchwords at home and abroad,it is very hard for the foreigners to comprehend the Chinese Internet catchwords.Functional Equivalence Theory is put forward by an American translation theorist,Eugene A.Nida,which casts great influence on the translation circle.This paper applies the literal translation and the free translation to translate the Chinese Internet catchwords in the light of functional equivalence theory.展开更多
Nowadays,influenced by the spreading Internet wave,a mass of Internet catchwords are emerging and coming into fashion.This paper,in the perspective of sociolinguistics,describes the formation features of Internet catc...Nowadays,influenced by the spreading Internet wave,a mass of Internet catchwords are emerging and coming into fashion.This paper,in the perspective of sociolinguistics,describes the formation features of Internet catchwords with exemplars of沙雕(傻屌),表脸,尬聊,厉害了Word哥,盘他…and analyzes the generation causes of them to help readers have a better understand of Internet catchwords.Through analyzing these words,we can conclude that there are more and more Internet catchwords emerging with netizens'increasing language demands.展开更多
In Crystal's(2001) opinion, Netspeak is a genuine new medium, which is indicative of an imminent language revolution. It is of great value to sociolinguists who are concerned about the impact of the Internet on la...In Crystal's(2001) opinion, Netspeak is a genuine new medium, which is indicative of an imminent language revolution. It is of great value to sociolinguists who are concerned about the impact of the Internet on language in general and on individual languages in particular. The net catchwords, as an indispensable part of internet language, have caught both mass and scholarly attention. They represent not only a linguistic phenomenon but also an indispensable social component. This study offers a detailed description of net catchwords and focuses on the sociolinguistic aspects of net catchwords, investigating their features and social ground for their widespread and profound influence on people's life and language development. It is reasonably hoped that this study will nourish the sociolinguistic approach to language variety and language change.展开更多
文摘Due to the long history of China,the special features of the Chinese Internet catchwords and the few translations of the Chinese Internet catchwords at home and abroad,it is very hard for the foreigners to comprehend the Chinese Internet catchwords.Functional Equivalence Theory is put forward by an American translation theorist,Eugene A.Nida,which casts great influence on the translation circle.This paper applies the literal translation and the free translation to translate the Chinese Internet catchwords in the light of functional equivalence theory.
文摘Nowadays,influenced by the spreading Internet wave,a mass of Internet catchwords are emerging and coming into fashion.This paper,in the perspective of sociolinguistics,describes the formation features of Internet catchwords with exemplars of沙雕(傻屌),表脸,尬聊,厉害了Word哥,盘他…and analyzes the generation causes of them to help readers have a better understand of Internet catchwords.Through analyzing these words,we can conclude that there are more and more Internet catchwords emerging with netizens'increasing language demands.
文摘In Crystal's(2001) opinion, Netspeak is a genuine new medium, which is indicative of an imminent language revolution. It is of great value to sociolinguists who are concerned about the impact of the Internet on language in general and on individual languages in particular. The net catchwords, as an indispensable part of internet language, have caught both mass and scholarly attention. They represent not only a linguistic phenomenon but also an indispensable social component. This study offers a detailed description of net catchwords and focuses on the sociolinguistic aspects of net catchwords, investigating their features and social ground for their widespread and profound influence on people's life and language development. It is reasonably hoped that this study will nourish the sociolinguistic approach to language variety and language change.
