In the new era of 21st century,with the development of science and economy,internet has great impact on people’s life.We can find that netspeak words come out thick and fast,however,netspeak words’generation has uni...In the new era of 21st century,with the development of science and economy,internet has great impact on people’s life.We can find that netspeak words come out thick and fast,however,netspeak words’generation has unique forms of word formation and special social-cultural backgrounds.This thesis discusses the background and constitution of English and Chinese netspeak words from the perspective of conceptual blending theory.It introduces the background mainly from the following aspects:society,culture and life.The major emphasis of this thesis lies in the word formation of English and Chinese netspeak words and the similarities between them.Through the analysis,we can see that there are many similarities between English and Chinese netspeak words:both of them are open and free on word formation,and both pursue convenience and efficiency.展开更多
文摘In the new era of 21st century,with the development of science and economy,internet has great impact on people’s life.We can find that netspeak words come out thick and fast,however,netspeak words’generation has unique forms of word formation and special social-cultural backgrounds.This thesis discusses the background and constitution of English and Chinese netspeak words from the perspective of conceptual blending theory.It introduces the background mainly from the following aspects:society,culture and life.The major emphasis of this thesis lies in the word formation of English and Chinese netspeak words and the similarities between them.Through the analysis,we can see that there are many similarities between English and Chinese netspeak words:both of them are open and free on word formation,and both pursue convenience and efficiency.
