Variations of Meaning in Cyber language
Zhang Ying-we · Applied Linguistics · 2014
Cyber language has spawned many vivid and interesting new words,which include words coined by netizens, and words that are expansion, change or transformation from Chinese inherent words,just like putting new wine into old bottles.In the cyber context,meanings of Chinese inherent words have developed multivariate types,such as derivative types,non derivation types,and divergent types,resulting in a corresponding change in the category of synonyms and antonyms. In addition,the flexible use of cyber language has an impact on the color meaning of Chinese inherent words.