语言学_网络语言

语言学_网络语言

TheInternetLanguageAswiththedevelopmentofmodernscienceandtechnology,computersarenolongeramysterytohumanbeings.Moreandmorepeopleusingcomputers,theInternethasbecomeindispensabletotheregularlife,workandstudyofmanypeople.TheInternetexistseverywhere.InthevirtualworldconstructedbytheInternet,peopleformintodifferenthabitsofexpressingtheiremotionsandfeelings.Therefore,onespeciallanguage,theInternetlanguageaswellasthenetworklanguage,comesintobeing.TheInternetlanguageistheproductionoftheInternetandasitsnamegoes,isonelanguagewhichisappliedontheInternetbythenetizens.WhensurfingtheinternetorscanningdifferentkindsofBulletinBoardSystem(BBS),eitherinChinaorinforeigncountries,weareeasytofindstrangeconfusingwordsormarksmadebypeople.Thosewords,suchas“CU”whichmeans“seeyou”,exactlybelongtotheInternetlanguage.SopopulartheInternetlanguageisthatlargelyinfluencesourlife.Wecouldnothelpthinkingwhyitisproducedandwhetheritisgoodtohumanbeingsornot.Tofindouttheexactreasonswhythislanguageemerges,firstofall,weshouldmakeitclearinwhatwaysitexists.Therearefourformsofexistence.TakeChineseInternetlanguageforexample.First,thepronunciationsplayanimportantroleintheInternetlanguage.ThatoftheInternetlanguageandwhatthewordsreallyshouldbereadsoundthesameoralike.Usuallywecanseeithappensintwoways,bothnumbersandChinesecharacters.WhensomeofthetenArabicnumbersarearrangedintoanothernewnumber,itdoesnotrefertothesizeorbignessofsomethingintheInternetlanguage.Accordingtothesoundofeachnumber,thesenumbersgivevoicestoallkindsofmeanings.“88”,whichsoundslike“bye-bye”isusedtosaygood-bye,whilethepronunciationof“9494”isthesameastheChinesecharactersjiushijiushi(就是就是)，showingtheagreementonone’sopinions.Usingthenumberstotakeplaceofsound-likeChinesecharacters,itsaveseffortstotype.Afterall,whowouldliketotype“Iloveyouforever”whileyoucouldjustuse“5201314”instead?Besides,wecouldaswelluseaChinesephraseorwordtoreplaceanotherChineseonewhichhasthesimilarpronunciation.“Bamboo(斑竹)”and“webmaster（版主）”havethesamepronunciationinChinese(banzhu),sothatpeoplealwaystype“bamboo”insteadof“webmaster”.Inthesameway,peopleliketocallaperson“aprawn（大虾）”butnot“aswordsman（大侠）”todescribethatheisskilledatcomputers,involvingthefeelingofhumor.Second,someInternetphrasesorwordsarebasedonnormalexpressions,butaremorethanthem.TheInternetlanguagechangestheoriginalmeaningsanddevelopsintoothermeanings.Forexample,“guanshui（灌水）”istheactionofpouringwaterintoacontainerinthefirstplace.However,ontheInternet,peopleusethisphrasetostatetheactionofcautiouslywritingandexpressingtheiropinionswhichareoftennonsenseinchatroomsorBBS.Also,theInternetlanguagedefines“upstairs”and“downstairs”amessagethatisansweredcloselybeforeyouorafteryouinBBS.Third,theInternetlanguageusedsomeofthepunctuations,ArabicnumbersandEnglishletterstorecomposedifferentimagesinordertoexpressemotionsandfeelingsthroughthem.Theseimageslookvividlylikefacesofmankind.Forinstance,thereareaseriesofsmiling“faces”.“:-D”describestheactionoflaughwidelywithmouthopen；“:-)”isjustasmile;“8-)”isthewaythatapersonwhowearsglassessmiles;“1-D”showsthatpeoplelaughhappily.Similarly,from\ntheimage“:-(”wecanseethesadness.ThelastcommonformoftheInternetlanguageistheabbreviationofEnglishandChinesephrases.Thesephrasesarefrequentlyusedbypeopleinregularlife,suchas“bytheway”,“justamoment”andsoon.ThenontheInternet,“bytheway”isabbreviatedto“BTW”,“justamoment”to“JAM”,whichisactuallynotcorrectinEnglish.AstheEnglishphrases,basedonpinyin,Chinesephrasedisusedintheirshortform,too,like“GG”isequalto“gege（哥哥）”.HavingrecognizedthesefourcommonformsoftheInternetlanguage,itismucheasierforustounderstandthereasonswhythislanguagecomesintobeing.Ingeneral,threeelementsalltogethercontributetoit.Mostimportantly,theInternetlanguageiscreatedtomeettheneedofimprovingtypingspeed.Asweknow,thecostofsurfingtheInternetisbasicallymeasuredbytime.Ifonepersontypesinahigherspeed,itwillsavemuchmoretimeforhim.Thatmeansthefasteryourspeedis,thelessmoneyyouwillspend.TheInternetlanguageistheresultofchangingandreformingnumbers,punctuations,lettersandEnglishorChinesewords.Itbecomesfasterandmoreconvenientforpeopletotypeinwhentheyhaveageneralknowledgeofthislanguage.Whenunderthesametypingtask,obviously,theInternetlanguagewillhelpyousavetime,andevenmoney.ThesecondreasonisduetotheuseofQuanpinInputMethodSystemincomputers.NowadaysmostpeoplearealwaysusedtousingQuanpinInputMethodinsteadofFiveStropInputMethodwhenplayingcomputers.WhileinQuanpinInputMethod,manyChinesewordsorphrasesarenotarrangedintheorderoffrequencyofutilization.Thenthosewebuserswhoarenotpatientdonotwanttobotherthemselvestochoosetherightwordsanddirectlyusetheleadinghomophonesinplace.Gradually,thehomophonesmakesupintoanewlanguage.JustastheexampleIhavementionedabove,whenyoutypethefullpinyin“banzhu”,thefirstChinesephrasecomingoutthroughQuanpinInputMethodis“bamboo（斑竹）”.Afternetizensuse“bamboo”againandagain,itspontaneouslytakesplaceof“webmaster（版主）”.Inaddition,theInternetlanguageispartlyresultingfromthephilosophyofnetizens.ThemainusersoftheInternetlanguagelieintheyounguniversitystudents,highschoolstudentsandcomputertechnicians.Theyareallwell-educated,curiousaboutnewthingsandcreative.TheInternetlanguageisjustexactlytotheirneeds.Thislanguagenotonlyrepresentshighefficiency,butalsoisfullofthetrendandwillingnesstowardslearning,breakingrules,changingandprogressing.Besides,usingunusualindividualphrasesandwordshelpstocatchothers’attention.Thus,iteasilybecomespopularamongyoungpeople.ThoughcalledtheInternetlanguage,infactitisusednotonlyontheInternet.Inreallifepeopleareyetaccustomedtocommunicatingwitheachotherusingthenewlanguage.Justseveraldaysbefore,myfriendfoundthatIoftenspokeouttheword“jiong（囧）”whichreferstotheexpressionoffeelingsadorfrustratedwhengoingoutwithme.Yetcheckingthemessagessentbetweentwoyoungmen,wewillsimplydiscoverthewideuseoftheInternetlanguage.Ourlife,workandstudyarefilledupwiththeInternetlanguageandaregreatlyinfluencedbyit..Insomedegree,itindeedenrichesourlife.TheInternetlanguage,asthecrosstalkandthewittyskits,isthereflectionofthecharmoflanguage.ManynovelsorarticleswhichcontainalotofInternetslangreadrefreshingandastounding.Iftheslangischangedintoformalexpressions,itwillreducethereadability.TheInternetlanguagecanmakecommunicationmorevisualizedandinteresting.Peopleareabletounderstandeachother’sfeelingsandemotionsthroughthefunnyfaceimagesbuiltbytheInternet.\nHowever,everycoinhastwosides.ThoughtheInternetlanguagehasbroughtpositiveimpactstous,weshouldnotignoreitsnegativeeffects.Firstofall,theInternetlanguageisagreatchallengetoChineseteaching.OurtraditionalChineseculturehasalonghistoryaboutfivethousandyears.Ithasitsowngrammarandallkindsofrules.WhiletheInternetlanguagehaslargelyconvertedtheoriginalChineselanguage,whichturnsouttobenotnormativeatallingrammartoagreatextent.AsthemainpopulationusingtheInternetlanguageincludesstudents,whoarethemostlikelytobeeffectedbythislanguage.Becausetheyarecuriousaboutnewthings,yetinthebeststateoflearningnewthings,theymayunconsciouslyapplywhatevertheyhavelearntintostudies.Wearenotoverreacting:therealityprovesourworry.WithmoreattentionpaidtotheInternetwords,studentshavebecomelessawareofourowntraditionalChineselanguage,bringingdifficultiestoChineseteaching.Duringrecentyears,wehavefoundagreatnumberofInternetslangwritteninstudents’compositions.Theslang,noteverinaccordancewithChinesegrammaroreventheideathestudentswanttoexplain,oftenmaketeachersconfusedandthecompositionswired.However,wedonotmeanthattheInternetlanguageisforbidden.Itcouldbeused,butwithmuchcare.Second,theInternetlanguagewidensthegenerationgapbetweenchildrenandtheirparents.TheyounggenerationsliketospeaktheInternetlanguage,whiletheparentsarenotfamiliarwithInternetandseldomhavewaystogettheknowledgeoftheInternetlanguage.Whentalkingwithchildren,theparentsarenotabletocatchwhattheymean,whichmayresultinthelesscommunicationbetweenchildrenandparents.What’sworse,itcanalsoleadtotheparents’virulenthostilitytowardstheInternetandcausethereactionthattheparentspreventthechildrenfromplayingcomputers,surfingtheInternetorusingtheInternetlanguageanymore.Inthatcase,thecuriosityofthechildrenisnotsatisfiedandthefreedomislimitedaswell,arousingtheirill-feelingtotheirparents.Thus,theInternetlanguagemakestheunstablerelationshipofthetwogenerationsmuchworse.Thenetworklanguagehasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Thenhowshouldwedealwithit?TheInternetlanguageisthecorollaryofthedevelopmentofoursociety.Asthesocietyprogresses,therearesurelynewwordsaddedintoourlanguage.Wecannotsimplyjudgewhetheritisrightorwrongtousethenetworklanguage.Thisnewlanguageisasymbolofourdevelopingculture.Thewideuseofthosenewstrangewordsisnottobeafraidofatall.Onthecontrary,ifourlanguageremainsinitsoriginalstateandneverupdatewithtime,itwillbemoreterrible.Thelanguagesystem,includingonlybasicwords,willonlyleadtoitsdecadence.TheInternetlanguageisthepracticeofanewlanguage.Sinceitcanbecomepopularamongtheyounggeneration,itprovestobeenergetic.Toacceptitisbetterthantosuppressit.TheInternetlanguageisaderivativeofcomputersandtheInternetandrepresentationofthescientificprogress.Thoughtherearesomethingincorrectandimproper,wearenotgoingtodenyit.Butintheprocessofusingit,weshouldselecttheessenceanddiscardthedross,especiallyinChineseteaching.Becausetheredoesnotexistnormativenetworklanguageyet,tomaketheyoungstersclearhowtousetheInternetslang,teachersandparentsplaythemajorrole.Theyoughttounderstandthelanguageatfirstandadvisetheyoungsterstheproperoccasionstouseit.\nInconclusion,inspiteofthefactthattheInternetlanguagehasbadinfluencesonourlife,workandstudy,weshouldnotignoreitsadvantages.Weoughttoseeitinrightperspective.