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: Received: 24 October 2024 / Approved: 25 October 2024 / Online: 25 October 2024 (08:13:13 CEST)
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Zhou, W. Semantics Extension of Emo and Its Metonymic Use in Chinese Internet Language. Preprints2024, 2024102012. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.2012.v1
Zhou, W. Semantics Extension of Emo and Its Metonymic Use in Chinese Internet Language. Preprints 2024, 2024102012. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.2012.v1
Zhou, W. Semantics Extension of Emo and Its Metonymic Use in Chinese Internet Language. Preprints2024, 2024102012. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.2012.v1
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Zhou, W. (2024). Semantics Extension of Emo and Its Metonymic Use in Chinese Internet Language. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.2012.v1
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Abstract
The paper discusses the change of meaning and metonymium of Emo in Chinese cyber language here. Drawing on corpus-based analysis of emo posts published in the social media network Sina micro blog, we investigate how such aesthetics and sociocultural meanings attached to being “Emo”serves as a metonymy that enables diverse representations of affective states as well as situated emotion enactments. The findings suggest that the term “Emo”has been stretched as it is no longer confined to emotional events within or possibly just beyond emo, with a broader range of listings reflecting different emotions in various contexts. The metonymical nature of the use of “Emo”in Chinese reflects a broader cultural and social phenomenon occurring today in China -- particularly among some young net users. The research underscores the emotional expression pattern of Chinese netizens, which renders a good reference to comprehensively understand the evolution of language type in digital context.
Keywords
Semantic change; Metonymization; Emo; Chinese Internet language; Corpus-based Analysis; Sina microblog; Aesthetics
Subject
Social Sciences, Education
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