New world, new words 数码时代的新词汇
<p><span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="learnt">learnt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="words">words</span>? <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>! <span word="Neologisms">Neologisms</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="annoys">annoys</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="English">English</span>.</p><p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="purists">purists</span>. <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="Chatfield">Chatfield</span>, <span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="Netymology">Netymology</span>: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Linguistic">Linguistic</span> <span word="Celebration">Celebration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Digital">Digital</span> <span word="World">World</span> ", <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 16<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Century">Century</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="frowned">frowned</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="neologisms">neologisms</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="influences">influences</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="poet">poet</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Willies">Willies</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> "<span word="smelling">smelling</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span>".</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Century">Century</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="poet">poet</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Barnes">Barnes</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> "<span word="photograph">photograph</span>" <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="by">by</span> "<span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="print">print</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> "<span word="Englishness">Englishness</span>". <span word="It">It</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="livelier">livelier</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Chatfield">Chatfield</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Digital">Digital</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Industrial">Industrial</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="inventions">inventions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="processes">processes</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="named">named</span>.</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="messages">messages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="email">email</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="chat">chat</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="arena">arena</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="verbal">verbal</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="controversy">controversy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="informality">informality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abbreviation">abbreviation</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span> <span word="acknowledged">acknowledged</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="initials">initials</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="oh">oh</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="God">God</span>" (<span word="OMG">OMG</span>), "<span word="laughs">laughs</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="loud">loud</span>" (<span word="LOL">LOL</span>) <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="information">information</span>" (<span word="FYI">FYI</span>).</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="typing">typing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="screen">screen</span>. <span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="phrases">phrases</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="dotcom">dotcom</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="punctuation">punctuation</span> <span word="marks">marks</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="punctuation">punctuation</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="emoticons">emoticons</span>.</p>
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