强化脏话结构及其在社交媒体上的使用:英语推文中#wokeAF标签的创新功能

IF 2.3 2区 文学 Q1 COMMUNICATION Discourse Context & Media Pub Date : 2023-10-23 DOI:10.1016/j.dcm.2023.100741
Andreea S. Calude, Amber Anderson, David Trye
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该标签在语言学文献中受到了越来越多的关注,因为它在社交媒体和其他交流模式中很普遍。在这里,我们报道了对2012年至2022年间发布的英语推文中#wokeAF标签的历时分析。首先,我们追溯了wake这个词从动词到形容词的用法,在非裔美国人白话英语中出现了新颖的用法。这种用法随后传播到主流标准英语中,最终被用于一种新颖的结构:强化咒骂语([形容词+as+咒骂语])。尽管《城市词典》中列出了强化咒骂语的例子,但据我们所知,这是第一次对这种结构进行语言学分析。其次,我们通过记录11年来强化咒骂语#wokeAF在推特中的出现,分析了它的语义解释和句法特征。通过分析话语和标签出现的背景,我们可以发现它作为一个集体名词的新颖用法,在我们的数据中,这与贬义立场有关。总的来说,我们发现标签的语义范围是创新的,它在推文中的位置和集成是多功能的。鉴于wake一词在公众意识中的普遍性,正如它在大众媒体中的出现所证明的那样,本文旨在填补这一空白,同时提供一个有趣的在线语言创新例子。
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Intensifying expletive constructions and their use on social media: Innovative functions of the hashtag #wokeAF in English tweets

The hashtag has seen increasing attention in the linguistics literature, in recognition of its prevalence on social media and in other modes of communication. Here, we report on a diachronic analysis of the hashtag #wokeAF in English-language tweets posted between 2012 and 2022. First, we trace the use of the word woke from verb to adjective, with novel uses arising in African American Vernacular English. Such uses then spread into mainstream standard English, eventually being used in a novel construction: the intensifying expletive ([adjective + as + expletive]). Although examples of the intensifying expletive are listed in the Urban Dictionary, to our knowledge, this is the first linguistic analysis of the construction. Second, we analyse semantic interpretations and syntactic characteristics of the intensifying expletive #wokeAF, by documenting its occurrence in tweets spanning eleven years. Analysis of the discourse and the context in which the hashtag appears allows us to uncover its novel use as a collective noun, which in our data, is linked to a pejorative stance. In general, we find innovation in the semantic scope of the hashtag and versatility in its position and integration within tweets. Given the pervasiveness of the word woke in the public consciousness, as evidenced by its occurrence in the popular press, this article aims to fill a timely gap while providing an interesting example of language innovation online.

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Discourse Context & Media COMMUNICATION-
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