A Study of the features of cyber language 网络语言特征.docVIP

学士学位毕业论文（设计） 题目（中文）： 网络语言的特征 （英文）： A Study of the Features of Cyber Language 学 院 年级专业 学生姓名 学 号 指导教师 完 成 日 期 年 月 A Study of the features of cyber language Written by Supervised by A Thesis Submitted to Shanghai Normal University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for The Degree of Bachelor of Arts In English Language Foreign Languages College, Shanghai Normal University December 2011 Content Acknowledgements i Abstract ii 摘要 iii I. Introduction 1 1.1 Research purpose and significance 1 1.2 definition and characteristics of cyber language 1 1.3 literature review 2 1.3.1 Cyber English abroad 2 1.3.2 Cyber English research at home 2 II. Analysis of cyber language 3 2.1 phonological features 3 2.1.1 The use of onomatopoeias 3 2.1.2 The Use of Original Homophones 4 2.1.3 The Use of Sound Repetitions 5 2.2 Graphological Features 5 2.3 Lexical Features 8 2.3.1 Word-formation 8 2.3.2 Semantic Change 10 2.4 Syntactic Features 11 2.4.1 Preference of Short and Simple Sentences 11 2.4.2 The Frequent Use of Interrogative Sentences 12 III. Discussions and Conclusion 13 3.1 Summary of the Major Findings 13 3.2 Implications of the Present Study 13 3.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research 14 Bibliography 15 Acknowledgements My deepest gratitude goes first and foremost to Professor Zhao fei, my supervisor, for his constant encouragement and guidance. He helped me a lot in choosing the topic of this thesis. He has walked me through all the stages of the writing of this thesis. Without his consistent and illuminating instruction, this thesis could not have reached its present form. Second, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the professors and teachers at the Department of English, who have instructed and helped me a lot in the past three years. Last my thanks would go