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Construction Analysis and Generation Mechanism of Internet Neologisms about the “X-媛”

  • The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China
  • Abbr : JSLCKC
  • 2024, (73), pp.103-126
  • DOI : 10.16874/jslckc.2024..73.005
  • Publisher : Korean Society of Study on Chinese Languge and Culture
  • Research Area : Humanities > Chinese Language and Literature
  • Received : July 10, 2024
  • Accepted : August 20, 2024
  • Published : August 31, 2024

Liu Qingxu 1 ZHANG LIANG 2

1한국외국어대학교 중어중문학과
2강원대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study analyzes the “X-媛” Internet neologisms from the perspective of constructive syntax. “X-媛” can be regarded as a generalized construction, including the variable “X” and the fixed term “媛”. We find the following characteristics of “X-媛” neologisms.From the phonological point of view, “媛” in “X-媛” should be “yuán”. From the semantic point of view, words having derogatory sense are predominant in the “X-媛” corpus. And “媛” has been generalized from “a female title with a good image” to “a title for women who create a false and beautiful persona for the purpose of turning web traffic into cash.” In terms of structure, the largest number of neologisms of the “X-媛” are those in which “X” is a two-syllable word and nominative element, and “X-媛” with a formalized structure are in the majority. From the perspective of generation mechanism, “X-媛” is mainly generated through construction suppression. In other words, in the context of new media, “媛” derives its quasi-affix features, and its localization and adhesion structural characteristics apply structural repression to “X-媛” words; while the variable “X” finally completes the semantic suppression of the construction through event suppression and feature suppression, thus promoting the generation of “X-媛” neologisms.

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