Analysis of Word-Formation Mechanisms of Creating Slang Expressions by Young People in the Chinese Language
Pavlova Olesya Vladimirovna, Radzhabova Lada Kazimovna
Moscow City University
Russian Foreign Trade Academy of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Submitted: 07.01.2022
Abstract. The paper aims to identify the specificity of the word-formation mechanisms of creating slang expressions by young people in the Chinese language. The article analyzes the definitions of the notion "slang" in the Chinese linguistics. The scientific originality of the research lies in the fact that it considers and analyzes new slang expressions which came from the popular video platform TikTok, as well as identifies the Internet slang development tendencies in the modern Chinese language. The results of the research show the creation sources and the word-formation means of the modern slang units in the Chinese language which are characterized by social and cultural connotations.
Key words and phrases: интернет-сленг, интернет-коммуникация, коннотация, словообразовательные механизмы, видеоплатформа, Internet slang, Internet communication, connotation, word-formation mechanisms, video platform
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