Chinese Internet Buzzwords: Research on Network Languages in Internet Group Communication

As the Internet has reshaped the way we communicate, people’s reading has become more fragmented and attention has been directed to a more concise and general form of language that outlines the most important information. This language of the internet, a language system that concentrates on the content of events and public emotions, has emerged and received wide currency.

This monograph is one of the first books to examine the language of the internet in the Chinese context. By analysing co...