An Analysis of News Headlines Language in Taiwan Area of China——Discussing the Language Differences and Integration of News Headlines Across the Taiwan Strait
Through online corpus retrieval and limited diachronic corpus investigation,this article analyzed that the language of news headlines in Taiwan area of China presents four characteristics:First,a broad and extensive condensed form;Second,lively and vivid pun usage;Third,a tendency towards mixed Chinese and English expressions and symbolization;Fourth,distinctive vocabulary,syntax,and three character forms.Comparing the language of news headlines across the Taiwan Strait,in terms of style,the Chinese mainland is generally popular,while Taiwan area is generally elegant;the Chinese mainland regulations are formal,while Taiwan area is lively and flexible.Based on the historical examination,there is also a two-way integration of cross-strait title language,especially the phenomenon of Chinese mainland language forms entering and integrating into Taiwanese"Mandarin"titles,which deserves attention.The"difference-integration"model of cross-strait languages analysis also has important implications for the study of modern Chinese ontology.
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