Catchwords,as important social and cultural symbols,are the barometer of a country's society and culture.In China,various catchwords are coined and used every year by Chinese people,especially the young.Of these c...Catchwords,as important social and cultural symbols,are the barometer of a country's society and culture.In China,various catchwords are coined and used every year by Chinese people,especially the young.Of these catchwords,one particular type that expresses despondency or Sangness is increasingly gaining scholarly attention.This study takes a socio-linguistic approach to investigating the most frequently used Sangness-related Chinese catchwords in the past ten years.By examining the annual top ten catchwords selected by Biting Words and Chewing Words between 2013 and 2022,it finds that the most frequently used Sangness-related Chinese catchwords in the past decade have been(1)Ge You Slouch,(2)feeling awful and wanting to cry,(3)Buddha-like,(4)996 work schedule,(5)life is too hard for me,(6)laborer,(7)involution,(8)lying flat,and(9)mental internal friction.These catchwords mainly serve the functions of deconstructing mainstream values,expressing self-mockery,and seeking value recognition.The development of these Sangness-related catchwords is characterized by an increasing diversity and a strongerapplicability.展开更多
I looked forward to having a daughter when my wife was expecting;I longed the birth of a beautiful angel. I imagined her cute face andI swore that I would dress her up after she came to this world,hoping that people e...I looked forward to having a daughter when my wife was expecting;I longed the birth of a beautiful angel. I imagined her cute face andI swore that I would dress her up after she came to this world,hoping that people everywhere would praise her beauty and loveliness.展开更多
SANG Lan lies quietly in her bed, her pretty face composed and sweet. The 17-year-old Chinese gymnast looks more like a little girl than an experienced athlete, and yet she has displayed tremendous strength after a te...SANG Lan lies quietly in her bed, her pretty face composed and sweet. The 17-year-old Chinese gymnast looks more like a little girl than an experienced athlete, and yet she has displayed tremendous strength after a terrible accident on the vault on July 21st that left her paralyzed. Sang was sleeping when Chinese Vice Premier Qian Qichen arrived at her Nassau County Medical Center room for a visit. Since the most frightful tragedy of the Goodwill Games happened right before the eyes of thousands of audience members, the Chinese national vaulting champion has become the focus of people all over展开更多
Hong Kong Sang Ma Trust Fund, aiming at "Promoting Textile Industry by Technology", unveiled its 2009 annul awards on a ceremony in Donghua Univer-sity on Nov. 6th. Five
基金This study is funded by Jiangsu Social Science Application Projects for the Category of Foreign Languages(No.22SWB-19)the Specialty Leader High-end Training Subsidy Project of Higher Vocational Colleges in Jjiangsu Province(No.2022GRFX042)the Humanities and Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Research Team of Soochow University(No.5033720623).
文摘Catchwords,as important social and cultural symbols,are the barometer of a country's society and culture.In China,various catchwords are coined and used every year by Chinese people,especially the young.Of these catchwords,one particular type that expresses despondency or Sangness is increasingly gaining scholarly attention.This study takes a socio-linguistic approach to investigating the most frequently used Sangness-related Chinese catchwords in the past ten years.By examining the annual top ten catchwords selected by Biting Words and Chewing Words between 2013 and 2022,it finds that the most frequently used Sangness-related Chinese catchwords in the past decade have been(1)Ge You Slouch,(2)feeling awful and wanting to cry,(3)Buddha-like,(4)996 work schedule,(5)life is too hard for me,(6)laborer,(7)involution,(8)lying flat,and(9)mental internal friction.These catchwords mainly serve the functions of deconstructing mainstream values,expressing self-mockery,and seeking value recognition.The development of these Sangness-related catchwords is characterized by an increasing diversity and a strongerapplicability.
文摘I looked forward to having a daughter when my wife was expecting;I longed the birth of a beautiful angel. I imagined her cute face andI swore that I would dress her up after she came to this world,hoping that people everywhere would praise her beauty and loveliness.
文摘SANG Lan lies quietly in her bed, her pretty face composed and sweet. The 17-year-old Chinese gymnast looks more like a little girl than an experienced athlete, and yet she has displayed tremendous strength after a terrible accident on the vault on July 21st that left her paralyzed. Sang was sleeping when Chinese Vice Premier Qian Qichen arrived at her Nassau County Medical Center room for a visit. Since the most frightful tragedy of the Goodwill Games happened right before the eyes of thousands of audience members, the Chinese national vaulting champion has become the focus of people all over
文摘Hong Kong Sang Ma Trust Fund, aiming at "Promoting Textile Industry by Technology", unveiled its 2009 annul awards on a ceremony in Donghua Univer-sity on Nov. 6th. Five
