The “Metamorphosis” of Internet Language in the Information Age: A Review of From Social Dialects to Functional Styles: A New Theory of Internet Language

Journal of Language Situation and Language Service (ISSN 3078-3755) 

JLSLS, Vol.1, No.1,2025, pp.148-152

信息时代下网络语言的“蜕变”

——评《从社会方言到功能语体——网络语言新论》

田笑笑（Tian Xiaoxiao）^[1]

摘要：《从社会方言到功能语体——网络语言新论》是一部关于网络语言的语言学著作，它基于新时代下人际交往方式的重要转变，彻底摒弃了将网络语言简单归类为“社会方言”的传统视角，以精密的理论分析和实证分析论证了网络语言在信息时代中“功能语体”的本质。该书以功能语言学为理论基础，采用语体变量配置的研究方法，对网络语言的性质、特征和要素展开深入剖析。标志着网络语言研究迈入了一个更为成熟、理性且充满洞察力的新阶段。

关键词：网络语言；语体变量；语言生活

Title: The “Metamorphosis” of Internet Language in the Information Age: A Review of From Social Dialects to Functional Styles: A New Theory of Internet Language

Abstract: From Social Dialects to Functional Styles: A New Theory of Internet Language is a linguistic work on internet language, which, based on the significant transformation in inter­personal communication methods in the new era, completely abandons the traditional perspec­tive of simply categorizing internet language as a “social dialect”. Through precise theoretical analysis and empirical analysis, it argues that internet language is essentially a “functional reg­ister” in the information age. The book is grounded in functional linguistics and employs a sty­listic variable configuration research method to conduct an in-depth analysis of the nature, characteristics, and elements of online language. This marks a new phase in online language research, one that is more mature, rational, and insightful.

Keywords: Internet language; stylistic variables; language life

^[1] 田笑笑（Tian Xiaoxiao），海南经贸职业技术学院教师，广州大学汉语国际教育领域教育博士研究生，研究方向：汉语国际教育。电邮：648570682@qq.com。