The Semantic Evolution and Functional Analysis of the Expression"Yiyan buhe jiu Y"in New Media Language
The internet slang"yiyan buhe jiu Y"(一言不合就Y)can be seen as a subordinate variant of the expression"yi-X jiu-Y"(一X就Y)where the domain of"X"is limited to"language or differing opinions".In the contemporary Chinese language system,the meaning of"yiyan buhe jiu Y"can be understood as a continuous progression from"logical and coherent connection"to"minimizing premises,maximizing outcomes,and contrasting continuation",and then to"absurd and incongruous jux-taposition of meaning".The latter two meanings represent the dominant expressions in the application of"yiyan buhe jiu Y".Throughout this process of semantic evolution,"yiyan buhe jiu Y"has trans-formed from a"semantic entity"to a"discourse marker".
"yiyan buhe jiu Y"logical and coherent connectioncontrastive continuationabsurd and incongruous juxtapositionintertextuality