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论网络英语英文版OntheInternetEnglish
Abstract
AlongwiththeappearanceofInternet,theInternetEnglishbecomesanunprecedentednewlanguagebornindigitalinformationera.Abiggroupofpeoplebetween15and35yearsoldfirstadoptedthislanguage.English,asthemaincommunicationtool,nearlyleadsthewholecyberworld.Therefore,IthinkthattostrengthenthestudyofInternetandtomasterthevocabularies,expressionfeaturesandmodeofInternetEnglishwillhelppeoplefamiliarizewithInternetandlearnEnglish.MyaimtowritethisarticleistodopeoplesuchasmallfavortolightenapasswhentheyaresurfingontheInternetandknowmoreaboutInternetEnglishdevelopment.
InChapterI,ItalkaboutthenewwordsofInternetEnglish.TherearevariedwaysofformingnewInternetEnglishwords.AndIdiscusstheminfourmainways:
derivation,compounding,shorteningandextensionofmeaning,togetherwiththeirexamples.Fromeachwayofword-formation,wemayseetherapiddevelopmentofInternetEnglish.Thosenewwordsarenotonlyknownbynetizens,butalsohavepenetratedintopeople’sdailylives.
Next,IspeakabouttheexpressionfeaturesofInternetEnglishinChapterII.ThespecialenvironmentofInternethashelpedtoformsometypicalexpressionfeatures.NetizenshavecreatedanewInternetlanguagetobeusedincyberworld.Theirwordsarevivid,humorousandshort.Sometimes,theyuseemoticonstoexpresstheirmood.Meanwhile,IalsomakeacomparisonbetweenInternetEnglishandInternetChinese.Insomerespects,bothofthemhavethesameexpressionfeatures.Thereisnodoubtthatallofthemenrichthewholenetwork.
ThethemeofChapterIIIistheinfluenceofInternetEnglishonthetraditionalEnglish.IdiscussitfromtheaspectsofInternetgrammar,influenceontraditionalEnglishandsomechangesinpeople’sdailylives.Andthesethingsareacceptedandusedbymoreandmorepeople.Weallcouldnotpreventthosechangesfromgoingdeepintoourlife.
AsanovelstyleofEnglish,InternetEnglishisgraduallyaffectingthetraditionalEnglish.ItisalsoattractingmoreandmoreEnglishfans,netizensandthosepeoplewhowanttolearnEnglishinordertoknowmoreaboutInternet.SoIwanttotakethisopportunitytowritethisarticletohelpthem.
KeyWords:
InternetEnglish,newwords,Englishdevelopment,expressionfeature
Introduction
Since1994,theemergenceofInternethasmadepeopleenteranewera—Informationera.AsInternetpopularizesanddevelops,Internethasbrokenthroughtheboundsandovercametheobstaclesofregion,country,nationality,language,traditionandbelief,andthenhasformeduniversalharmonyofhumancivilizationintheworld.Inthiscyberworld,peoplecanreadwebzines,watchwebTV,doe-business,onlineshopping,andonlinetransaction,makenetpartners,evenlookforcyberloverandsende-mail.Inaword,Internetisreallyall-powerful.
IntheInternetera,English,asthemaincommunicationtoolofInternet,hastakenonthenewchangesandnewfeatures.AnovelstyleofEnglish—InternetEnglishcomesintobeing,whichisquitedifferentfromthetraditionalEnglish.InternetEnglishhasstartedanewchapterofEnglish.SoactuallywhatisInternetEnglish?
“StandardInternetEnglisharecommonlyusedwordsinE-Mail,DiscussionGroup,Chatrooms,WWWPagesandeverywhereonthenet.”“Internetlanguageincludesthoseoftechnicalterms,hackerslangsandacronymsrelatedwithInternet.”“TheuseofEnglishlanguageinthecyberspaceischangingataconfoundingpace.”Theabove-mentioneddefinitionofInternetEnglishisdefinedbyYahoo.TheInternetEnglishattractspeople’sattentionwithitsrichandcolorfulcontentandcontinuouschangedaybyday.AndIbelievethatonedayInternetEnglishwillbethecommonlyusedlanguageinpeople’sdailylife.ItnotonlyfacilitatestheInternet,butalsoenrichespresentoralEnglish.Itmaybecomeamostpopularlanguageallovertheworld.BecauseInternetEnglishiseasytouseandunderstand,andsometimesdoesn’tabidebytherulesofEnglishgrammar,soitispopularwiththoseofEnglishfans.AndthisarticlewilldiscusstheinfluenceoftheInternetcultureontheEnglishdevelopmentonfourrespects:
thenewwordsofInternetEnglish;theexpressionfeaturesofInternetEnglish;thecomparisonbetweenInternetEnglishandInternetChineseandtheinfluenceofInternetEnglishonthetraditionalEnglish.IhopeIcangivethegreatmajorityofInternetfansandEnglishlearnersasmallhelpandlendahandtothemtogainagooddealofenlightenment.
ChapterITheNewWordsofInternetEnglish
InInternetera,InternetlanguagewasproducedcorrespondinglyasInternetassociatedthing.Theyhaveformeddistinctivespecificfeatureduringtheprocessofusingthem.Internetmadeworldbecomeasmallvillage.Gradually,thelanguageofthisvillagebecameEnglish.
Souptillnow,InternetEnglishhaverapidlydevelopedalongwiththeconstantlyemergenceofnewwordswhicharetoomanytorecount.ThosenewwordsareenrichingourlifeandInformationera.ThewaysofformingnewInternetwordsaremanyandvaried.Therearemainlyfourways:
A.Derivation
Derivationisgenerallydefinedastheformationofwordsbyaddingword-formingorderivationalaffixestobases.Thisprocessisalsoknownasaffixation.SomenewInternetwordsareformedbyaddingrelatedInternetaffixestocommonwords,forexample:
e-meaning“electronic”e.g.
e-business电子商务e-journal电子杂志e-trade电子贸易
e-mailaffair网络爱情e-money电子货币e-lancer联网自由职业者e-form电子表单
digit-meaning“digital”e.g.
digerait网络专家(数据高手)digiteer计算机高手
cyber-meaning“internet”e.g.
cyber网络世界cyberpunk计算机高手
cybersurf网络漫游cyberwar电脑战
cyberphobia电脑恐惧症cyberspace网络空间
cyberlover网络情人cyberculture电脑化社会
cyberspeak用网络上专用术语说话
micro-meaning“verysmall”e.g.
micromoney网络微型货币microserf沉溺于网络的人
micromarketing微营销,指消费者通过Internet直接与生产企业发生联系,使企业对单个消费者的营销活动
hyper-meaning“extreme”e.g.
hyperlink超级链hypermedia超媒体hypertext超文本
-nautmeaning“operator”e.g.
internaut网上漫游者cybernaut网络用户
-waremeaning“software”e.g.
freeware免费软件shareware共享软件
donorware馈赠软件mindware智件groupware群件
B.Compounding
Compoundingistheformationofnewwordsbyjoiningtwoormorebases.Itisthemostfrequentlyusedwayofword-formation.InInternetera,thiskindofword-formationhasmadealotofnewInternetwordsforpeopletouse,e.g.
online“在线”:
onlinesales在线销售onlineshopping在线购物
onlinetransaction在线交易onlineservice在线服务
onlinetutorial在线教材
internet“互联网”:
internetrecruiting网上招聘internetsales网上销售
internetconference网络上同时交谈
internetprotocols可以上互联网的通讯协定和语言
virtual“虚拟的”:
virtualcommunity虚拟社区virtualcomputer虚拟计算机
virtualaddress虚拟地址virtualdrive虚拟驱动器
virtualcorporation虚拟合作virtualcall虚拟呼叫
virtualdevice虚拟设备
web“网络的”:
webmaster网管webpage网页
website网站webzine网络杂志
webTV网络电视webenthusiastWWW的狂热者
domain“区域的”:
domainname域名domaindatabase域数据库
domainsynchronization域同步domainsettings域设置
domaincontroller域控制器
C.Shortening
Inmoderntimes,peopletendtobeeconomicalinwritingandspeechtokeepupwiththetempoofthenewlifestyle,withoutexceptioninInformationera.Therefore,tosavetimeoneislikelytoclipwordsthatarefrequentlyused.Therearethreetypesofshortening:
acronymy,clippingandblending.
1)Acronymy
Acronymyistheprocessofformingnewwordsbyjoiningtheinitiallettersofcompositenamesofsocialandpoliticalorganizationsorphrasesusedastechnicalterms.SomeInternettermsareverylonganddifficulttorememberandwrite.Themethodofacronymyisareallinguisticinnovationofthe20thcenturyanddoesusafavorinInternetera.Someexamplesareasfollows:
BBS(BulletinBoardSystem)公告牌系统
WAP(WirelessApplicationProtocol)无线上网协议
PPP(Point-to-PointProtocol)点对点协议
IT(InformationTechnology)信息技术
CPU(CentralProcessingUnit)中央处理器
IE(InternetExplorer)网络搜索器
CGI(CommonGatewayInterface)通用桥接界面程式
DNS(DomainNameSystem)网域名称系统
GIF(GraphicInterchangeFormat)储存图片的格式
GUI(GraphicUserInterface)电脑绘图界面系统
HTML(HyperTextMarkupLanguage)超文字语言
IP(InternetProtocol)互联网的通讯协定、语言
JPEG(JointPhotographersExpertsGroup)联合图像专家组
NFS(NetworkFileSystem)远距离操作的应用软件
URL(UniformResourceLocator)全球资源定址器
WWW(WorldWideWeb)全球资讯网
HTTP(HyperTextTransferProtocol)超文本传送协议
WAIS(WideAreaInformationServers)广域信息服务系统
2)ClippingandBlending
Anothercommonwayofmakingawordistoshorten,orclipalongerword,knownasClipping.Itistheformationofnewwordsbycuttingapartofftheoriginalandusingwhatremainsinstead.AndBlendingistheformationofnewwordsorawordplusapartofanotherword.UsingthesetwowaysalsocanformsomenewInternetwordsandhelpuswritethemeasily,forexample:
net+etiquettenetiquette(网络礼仪)
web+economicswebnomics(网络经济)
netiquette+citizennetizen(网际公民)
information+channelinfo-channel(信息频道)
information+seekinfo-seek(资询查找)
inter+encyclopediainterpedia(因特网全书)
keyboard+penpalkeypal(网友,以电子邮件交往的人)
information+softwareinfoware(信息固化件)
D.ExtensionofMeaning
Itisaprocessbywhichawordwhichoriginallyhadaspecializedmeaninghasnowbecomegeneralizedorhasextendedtocoverabroaderandoftenlessdefiniteconcept.
Internetisanovelty.SoinInternetEnglish,alotofcommonwordsaregiftednewmeaningswhichthenbecamevividinordertomakepeopleunderstandthemtacitlyandrememberthemwithgreatinterest,e.g.
hacker乱砍者黑客
bug臭虫故障、错误
firewall防火墙网络安全保护
gopher地鼠通路引导系统
surf冲浪漫游网站
cracker爆竹系统入侵者
patch补丁网络安全修补措施
menu菜单电脑的菜单
net网电脑网络
mousepotato