Research On "X Ti" As A Pop Network Language

This thesis focused on "X Ti",one of the most popular internet words in these years.Relying on " X Ti " structure in Baidu and People’s Daily corpus,317 representative dates are found within these two corpus.The original meaning of "Ti" is article or calligraphic style,but it shows blurred and generalized when comes to "X Ti".We think that, "X Ti" are high-yield words molds exteriorly,but groups of pop network language interiorly.Each kind of "X Ti" has its original and variants,whose structure or style are similar. In the main body of the whole research, we investigated the targeted structure from three levels:semantics,syntax and pragmatics.This paper can be divided into five parts.Chapter one introduces the target structure,the importance,the related research achievement,and the study method.Chapter two makes an overall classification of "X Ti" on the perspectives of words mold and content meaning. We found that, the syllable number of "X Ti" are from 2 to 6,and 2 syllables are common.As to the text types,there are Chinese characters,English letters,numbers or collocation of these types.Most "X" are content words,including the noun,verb and adjective.Then we classify it from semantic patterns and imitated forms.We also analyze the features of "X Ti",they are:asymmetry,imbalance,easy generated,contemporary and vividness.Chapter three analyzes rhetoric and the effects of this expression.Not only the name but the content use large numbers of rhetorical devices,like:euphony, metonymy,and so on.Meanwhile,as a wisdom crystallization of internet users, "X Ti" has rich expression effects.Among these effects,entertainment,venting emotions,ridiculing current events,and advertising are the most important.Chapter four analyzes the reasons why "X Ti" can be so popular. We researched it from three perspectives:linguistics,the media,and the users.We think that, "X Ti" can be replicated and disseminated successfully because it is a language meme.We divided the "X Ti" into phenotype memes and genotype memes from the expression patterns. "X Ti" are constituted by strong memes and weak memes,according to the vitality strength.At the end of this chapter,we summarized the development course of memes combined with concrete examples,from germination,development,application to death.Chapter five is the last part,analyzing the two-sides effects that "X Ti" put on language and the society. We consider that,when comes to network buzzwords,we should dredge it out,but not contain it.Specifically speaking,the authorities should formulate suitable policies and regulations,at the same time,individuals must consciously resist bad language phenomenon.On the other side,we should distinguish the occasion and avoid abusing network buzzwords.