Analysis of Code Switching in Bullet Comments——Taking the Bullet Comments in Korean TV as an Example
Bullet comment is one of the new forms of internet language,which involves various forms of code switching within sentences.Taking the bullet comments from Korean TV app as an example,the language forms of code switching in bullet comments are mainly manifested in four aspects:code switching between dialects and Mandarin,English and Mandarin,Korean and Mandarin,and also between multiple languages.The pragmatic functions of code switching in bullet comments are manifested in seven aspects:information transmission,adaptation,evaluation,euphemistic expression,empathy,joking,and complement.The online language community of Korean film,television dramas and variety show is a typical online language community,which can be regarded as a higher-level concept,including other online language communities with similar functions,expression habits,and psychological identity.The code switching of bullet comments is an explicit form of identity and psychological identification among the community group.By using code switching,the internal consistency and exclusivity of the online language community are highlighted.
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