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万方数据 An Analysis on the Generating Mechanism of Strong Meme of Buzzwords from the Perspective of Adaptation Theory Author: Ju Yang Supervisor: Zhou Xi A Thesis Submitted to Foreign Languages College Shanghai Normal University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for The Degree of Master of Arts in Foreign Linguistics Applied Linguistics May 2015 万方数据 万方数据 Shanghai Normal University Master of Arts Abstract Abstract With the development of the society and technology, new words and expressions are mass-produced incessantly. It‘s inevitable that more and more people are using buzzwords now, thus this linguistic phenomenon are getting more and more attention in the linguistic field. However, the current researches on buzzword are mainly on the description of some language phenomena by collection, classification, analysis on the features of network catchphrase. In fact, however, many network catchphrases have been widely used in the real world. And, though many scholars wrote some articles about buzzwords from the perspective of adaptation theory, most researches focus on the contextual correlates and haven‘t reached other layers. Based on Darwin‘s evolution theory, memetics attaches importance to the changes and developments in cultural domain. It is a newly born and