英语专业毕业论文 Formation and Translation of Network English.doc

Formation and Translation of Network English 【Abstract】With the virtual world of Internet quickly developing in the past decades, network language has come into being. As a new style of English language, network English has a number of specific features of its own. In this paper, I mainly introduce the formation and some semantic characteristics, as well as some translation methods of network English, according to its different features. 【Key words】network English, word-formation, sematic characteristics, translation Introduction With the fast and steady development of the computer technology, Internet is now much more widely spread than years before. The convenience of communication and exchange from Internet is well acknowledged among many people. In real time communication of network, English is doubtless the main aid for communication by both e-mails and chat room conversation. Thus network English comes in to being. “Standard Internet English are commonly used words in e-mail, Discussion Groups, Chat Rooms, WWW Pages and everywhere on the net.” “Internet language includes those of technical terms, hacker slang and acronyms related with Internet.” “The use of English language in the cyber space is changing at a confounding pace.” (Http: //www.Netdictioary. com On Internet, Yahoo) And also with the popularity of Internet, English therefore develops and changes as the mostly used language in Internet. Network English has a new vocabulary which either describes the new things, or the newly formed abbreviation for easy inputting, or the common symbolic language of the world. The network will bring new ideas and things to people every day and the new vocabulary produced by it is increased progressively at the paces of 500 words every year. However, the dictionaries compiled by experts are far behind the emerging of the new network English. Therefore, it is greatly necessary for us to analyze the word-formation methods, characteristics and translation of network Engli