从社会语言学角度浅析新冠创词潮 = A Brief Analysis of the XinGuan Words Creation Wave from the Perspective of Sociolinguistics

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Many new words have emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic, and modern Chinese has ushered in a new wave of word creation. This paper is based on this social bacKground to conduct research. All the related Chinese words that appeared in the three years of the epidemic are called “New crown words (XinGuan words)” in this paper. Its types and characteristics are sorted out and analyzed. At the same time, this thesis will also review the previous four waves of word creation in modern Chinese, and summarize the social significance and necessity of word creation, as well as the reasons for the need for careful word creation. The theories cited in the thesis include Language and Social Structure, mainly around the relationship between the new crown vocabulary and society unfolds. While emphasizing the influence of society on discourse, it also pays attention to the reaction of discourse to society and the impact of new vocabulary on society. At present, there are few social studies and language studies related to it, and this thesis will explore these aspects.