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An Analysis of Lettered Words in Chinese Internet Language: A Case Study of "Emo" and "Yyds"

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CHEN Shiyu

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DOI:10.17265/1539-8080/2023.04.006

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University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

ABSTRACT

Internationalization fosters cultural integration, making language integration a common phenomenon in modern society. Social platform buzzwords "emo" and "yyds" arise heated discussion among academics for their unique word-building as well as popularity among netizens. This is a case study on "emo" and "yyds" whose purpose is to summarize the definition, explore the rules of word-building as well as pronunciation, and analyze the dissemination process of Chinese internet lettered words from the perspectives of subculture theory as well as memetic theory.

KEYWORDS

lettered words, internet language, emo, yyds

Cite this paper

US-China Foreign Language, April 2023, Vol. 21, No. 4, 160-165 doi:10.17265/1539-8080/2023.04.006

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