The Production and Comprehension of Creativity in Everyday Language:A Case Study of Keywords of Jin Yong's Novels in Weibo
Creativity in language is generally regarded as the monopoly of literary writers,but in fact,creative expressions originated from literary works also abound in everyday communication.While the keywords in Jin Yong's novels undoubtedly reflect the creativity of a literary genius,while their unusual use in social media reflects the linguistic creativity possessed by the general public,which is mainly manifested in lexical use innovation and multi-modal language innovation.From the perspective of social cognition,the creative use of Jin Yong's keywords in Weibo,a Chinese microblogging platform,entails the cognitive and constructive function of conceptual integration.Specifically,creativity in everyday language cannot be produced and understood without its constructor and co-constructor,the constructor's conceptual integration,and the socio-cultural context brought by the canonization and popularity of literary works.
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