英语网络新词的构词模式及其特点

Word-Formation Patterns and Characteristics of  English Internet Neologisms

摘要

随着互联网的飞速发展，网络这一平台成了人们生活中必不可少的交流工具。而由于英语在网络上的流行及其自身的全球化性质，网络英语也随之发展起来。因其独特的语言魅力，促使了大量网民集思广益创造新词，英语网络新词成了社会发展进程中的一块重要内容。所以本文将从英语网络新词的概念出发，其指的是一种新创造出的语言。在语言的发展进程中，其出现在特定的时间里，用以描述新的事物和现象。而引发英语网络新词大量出现的原因是互联网的出现、人们对知识的追求、交通工具的提升、新概念的出现和娱乐和运动的发展。本文归纳出的新词构词模式有：符号词、派生词、复合词、缩略词、拼缀词、转化词和类比词。从语义学和构词方面来分析，英语网络新词具有独特性、实用性、形象生动性、开放性、随意性、易于记忆性、快捷性和及时性的特点。总之，英语网络新词的产生和发展会对整个社会产生了非常积极和不可替代的影响。

关键词：英语网络新词；构词模式；特点；发展

Abstract

With the rapid development of Internet, the network has become an indispensable communication tool in people’s daily lives. However, because of the popularity of English on the Internet and its nature of globalization, Internet English is developing as well. Its unique language charm encourages a large number of netizens to draw their attentions to create a lot of neologisms. English Internet neologisms has become an important part in the process of social development. Therefore, this thesis will start from the concept of English Internet neologisms that refer to a newly created language. In the process of language development, it emerges in specific time for describing new things and phenomena. And the reasons for the emergence of English Internet neologisms are the emergence of the Internet, the pursuit of knowledge, the improvement of transportation, the emergence of new concept and the development of entertainments and sports. The word-formation patterns of English Internet neologisms include loaning, derivation, compounding, abbreviation, blending, conversion and analogy. From the aspect of semantics and word-formation, English Internet neologisms have the characteristics of uniqueness, practicability, vivid image, openness, randomness, easiness to remember and type, rapidness and timeliness. In short, the production and development of English Internet neologisms have a positive and irreplaceable influence to whole society.

Keywords: English Internet neologisms; word-formation patterns; characteristics;development