Beijing, August 25 (Reporter Shangguan Yun) From "Juezi" to "yyds", some recent online buzzwords seem to be breaking the circle, becoming more and more common in daily life and being very versatile in use.
Some people think that the prevalence of these buzzwords may lead to a single expression; Some people think that it is normal for language to have such changes in the network age … … How much do you know about these online buzzwords?
Can you understand these buzzwords?
In the recent online buzzwords, "yyds" (note: generally interpreted as "eternal god") can probably stand on the C position.
Searching for "yyds" in Weibo has more than 20 related hot searches. Describe a good film and television drama, a delicious food, a good cosmetic, etc., and say "yyds" to express praise concisely.
It is not the only popular "abbreviation". There are also "nsdd" of the same type, which means "you are right", and some people interpret it as "you are right". "dbq" means "I’m sorry" and is generally used to apologize.
This is different from other online buzzwords, such as "planting grass", which can always roughly understand the literal meaning. But for people who don’t surf the Internet often, at first glance, the first feeling is probably "I don’t understand".
"These abbreviations are not a very advanced network language. Compared with the formation of previous network buzzwords, they even have the meaning of deliberately going to the simple wind." Columnist Han Haoyue said.
Variants of language
In response to the emergence of online buzzwords such as "yyds", Huang Anjing, editor-in-chief of Chewing on Words, believes that this is a normal situation.
"Theoretically, any language is not a ‘ Simple unification ’ There are variants that are different from the standard language. This kind of variation can be roughly divided into regional variation and social variation. The former is called regional dialect and the latter is called social dialect. " He said.
For example, the Chinese used in daily communication by Shanghainese, Cantonese, Hunan and Sichuan people are different in pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar, and even difficult to understand each other. Linguistically, they are usually called Wu dialect, Guangdong dialect, Hunan dialect and Sichuan dialect.
However, the languages used by social groups with different occupations, social status, education level, etc. are also different, which is divided according to the social groups using the language, so it is called social dialect.
He believes that network language is a kind of social dialect, because of modern media — — Language varieties used in social group communication linked by network tools.
In fact, "network language" can be divided into different "sub-variants". People who use online language have different ages, but the language they use is also different. It is normal that "Juejuezi", "Zhusun" and "yyds" are popular in their scope of application.
Different types of online buzzwords
It is not uncommon for online buzzwords to enter the public’s field of vision from a small circle. In recent years, among the "Top Ten Catchwords" selected by Chewing on Words, there are a certain number of online languages, such as "God beast" and "lemon essence".
Huang Anjing said that when evaluating whether these online buzzwords can be selected, the most critical criterion is to see whether they meet the standard language — — The inherent structure and application of Mandarin Chinese, and whether it conforms to the social moral civilization norms of our country.
The types that can’t be selected, including "yyds" and "yygq", are not language components in Chinese at all; There are also pathological abbreviations, such as "ten moves but refuse" and "people are difficult to tear down", which are not in line with traditional Chinese grammar, resulting in unclear meanings.
Then there are pure homophonic words, such as "moderator" as "spot bamboo", "what" as "god horse" and "nothing" as "wood" (which is a homophonic Guangdong dialect) and so on. There is another kind of uncivilized words, which are vulgar and indecent.
Huang Anjing found that any dialect will have an impact on the standard language. Moreover, the language elements in many dialects will also enter the standard language and become the components of the standard language, which is an objective language law.
"We need to change a concept, and don’t look at the network language that we don’t understand, and we will strongly condemn it. In addition to those negative types, there are also many online buzzwords that belong to positive types. " He said.
What does their popularity mean?
However, there are also views that link the popularity of online buzzwords with the "lack of language" of online students, which means the retrogression of users’ expression ability and may even affect the richness of language.
For example, some people think that if online buzzwords are widely used, some words with more precise and vivid expressions may be left out in the cold or even forgotten.
"The popularity of online languages will enhance the richness and diversity of languages. Among the positive online buzzwords, many have entered the standard Chinese language system." Huang Anjing explained that the emergence of network language will bring increment to the language library.
Language is a social symbol, which will inevitably take on the characteristics of the times. He believes that we should treat cyber terms with an open and inclusive attitude and absorb cyber terms that conform to the structural characteristics of Chinese and the norms of social civilization into our vocabulary.
"However, it should be noted that there are a lot of negative elements in online language that do not conform to the structural characteristics of Chinese and the norms of social civilization. Language guidance and even supervision under the network background are important and urgent. This requires the joint efforts of all sectors of society. " He added.