Study On Meme And Parody Of Language

The meme is a replicator. In Memetics, meme is any act or phenomenon which is broadly spread through the imitation of behavior. Parody is a typical model of the meme phenomenon which produces a new form of language through imitation of available form of language. Traditional linguistics studies only within the rhetoric area. This article analyses on parody though a large number of collected corpus in Memetics perspective, and.intended to illustrate the importance of phenomenon of new linguistic heritage and evolution. Using Memetics of parody to the law of language evolution provides a new perspective, develop new ideas. This paper consists of seven parts:Introduction:Introducing the studying status, purpose, research methods and sources corpus.Chapter One:Introducing the Memetics, including the Memetics origins, introduction of domestic and international Memetics researchs, and analysis on the nature of memes and the relationship with other disciplines.Chapter Two:Analyzing the relationship between meme and parody of language. Memetics is a theory of cultural evolution. Language is the basis of culture. The Law of language evolution is consistent with the law of cultural evolution. Language is a meme naturally. Actually reproduction and mutation of language parody is the result of language evolution.Chapter Three:Interpreting concept, characteristics and composition of parody in Memetics perspective. Parody is the phenomenon that language form is changed by imitating behavior to service language communication. Imitation and variation are the essential characteristics of parody. Parody in the composition is achieved through the language model of transplantation. Parody elements include body, fake body, and language model. According to the body appearance, parody performance two forms, bright or dark.Chapter Four:Using language model as a reference point to analyze the type of parody. Parody is classified into parody words, parody language, parody sentences and parody articles according to units of language model; is classified into parody sound, parody case and parody style according to form of language model; is classified into single and composite parody according to arrangement of language model. Parody is the special language phenomenon which communicators knowingly use during communication to express more effectively in simpler, more understandable, lively, facetious, or ironic language.Chapter Five:Analyzing the mean of Memetics study on parody. In Memetics, parody is a language phenomenon which produces new meme through variability imitation of old meme in a particular language environment, and is the result of replication and selection of language meme. Old meme replication reflects the heritage of the language. New meme production demonstrates the rule of language evolution.Conclusion:As a typical meme language phenomenon, parody has important significance on language inheritance and variation research. However, if we do not follow the characteristics and laws of the language system in language application, and abuse language parody, it not only inconveniences the language communication, but also makes negative impact on humanity social life.