ABSTRACT

With the rapid development of the Internet, the face of modern people’s life has been changing with each passing day. Serving as a new form of social dialect and language variety, net language becomes increasingly significant in online virtual communication as well as communication in the real world. What’s more, net language also has profound effect on traditional language and the society. As a result, it’s not only the outcome of language variation but also the inescapable consequence of social progress. This paper chiefly explores net language from the angle of linguistics and sociolinguistics. The key point of this paper is to discover the relation between sociolinguistics and net language. Moreover, this paper also brings forward several developmental advice on net language.

Key words: language variation, network language, sociolinguistics

CONTENTS

摘要

Abstract

1. Introduction-1

2. Past literature-2

2.1Net language study abroad-2

2.2Net Language Study In China-2

3.Theoretical Framework-3

3.1Significance of Net Language Study-3

3.2Variation in Network Communication Language-4

4. Data Collection-4

5. Analysis(body part)-5

5.1Brief Introduction To Net Language-5

5.1.1 Sociolinguistics Definition and research Scope-5

5.1.2Net Language Definition and Reasons for Emergence-5

5.1.3 Relation between net language and Sociolinguistics-6

5.1.4 Features of net language-7

5.2Net language Formation in Linguistic Contexts-8

5.2.1Net language at Lexical Level-8

5.2.2Net language at Syntactic Level-10

5.2.3Sociolinguistic studies on Net Language Formation-11

5.3Net Language Formation in the Social Context-14

5.3.1General Social Factors Affecting the Formation of Net language-14

5.3.2Social Psychology Factors-15

6. Future of Net language-16

6.1Development Tendency of Net language-16

6.2Attitude toward Net Language-16

6.3Regulation and Standardization of Net Language-17

7. Conclusion-17

8. Limitations-17

Referemces…..18

Acknowledgement19