Abstract：The development of science and technology is keeping information exchange and communication easier and more diversified, and the invention of phones fundamentally has changed and enriched people’s way of communication. As one of various functions of mobile phone, short message service is fast, convenient and low- cost so that it is widely used and adopted by individual, community and society. In recent years, the network language has become gradually popular, and Internet users actively participate in online communication. And its influence has greatly changed our life, especially on the language in short message. Thus, the study of Netspeak in SMS appears very important and significant. In nearly ten years, some linguists have done some research on Netspeak, such as its morphology and syntax. However, so far, there has been no integrated system of Netspeak study in pragmatic perspective. Such cross-disciplinary study of Netspeak and pragmatics is not common. On the basis of some relevant pragmatic theories and Netspeak, this article, in the pragmatic perspective, will focus on the analysis of the use of Netspeak in SMS. In order to collect adequate and important data to analyze people’s communication habits and features, the author has worked out a questionnaire and carried out some interviews with the targeted survey objects. After carrying on full analysis of the data, the author finally draws conclusions mainly as follows: 1) in the Netspeak in SMS, the maxims of politeness principle and cooperation principle can be violated to some degree. 2) as a kind of language variation, the use of the Netspeak in SMS has unique and stylistic features, such as creative, humorous and practical, etc. 3) there are some differences between Netspeak in SMS and Netspeak in CMC. 4) currently, the use of Netspeak in SMS still has many problems, such as its non-standard and vulgarization.

Keywords: Pragmatics; SMS; Netspeak; maxim violations

Contents

摘要

Abstract

Chapter One Introduction-1

Chapter Two Internet-3

2.1 Definition and Development of Internet-3

2.1.1 Definition-3

2.1.2 The Development and Influence of Internet-3

2.1.3 The Real Conditions Now for Internet Usage-3

2.2 The Internet Language and Significance of Studying it-4

2.2.1 Definition of Netspeak-4

2.2.2 The types of Netspeak-5

Chapter Three A Brief View of Short Message Service(SMS)-7

3.1 Short Message Service (SMS)-7

3.1.1 Definition-7

3.1.2 Development And Influence of SMS-7

3.1.3 The Present Condition of Mobile Phone Usage-7

3.2 Influence of Netspeak on SMS-8

Chapter Four Theoretical Framework-9

4.1 Pragmatics-9

4.2 The Cooperative Principle-9

4.3 The Politeness Principle-10

Chapter Five Analysis of Netspeak in SMS from the Perspective of Pragmatics-13

5.1 Cooperative Principle in Netspeak in Short Message Service (SMS)-13

5.1.1 Violation of the Maxim of Quantity in Netspeak in SMS-13

5.1.2 Violation of the Maxim of Quality in Netspeak in SMS-14

5.1.3 Violation of the Maxim of Relation in Netspeak in SMS-14

5.1.4 Violation of the Maxim of Manner in Netspeak in SMS-14

5.2 Politeness Principle in Netspeak in SMS-15

Chapter Six The Unique Features of Netspeak in SMS-17

Chapter Seven The Problems with Netspeak in SMS-19

Chapter Eight Conclusion-20

References-21

Acknowledgment-22