THE SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF INTERNET VOCABULARY IN CHINESE LANGUAGE

Abstract

Nowadays the concept of «Internet vocabulary or Internet language» is widely used in modern electronic information space. Internet vocabulary can also be called the language of electronic communication, the language of computers and the Internet. This concept is directly related to the use of words, language culture and the quality of language use of Internet users. Chinese is one of the ten main languages widely used on the Internet in modern society. The article provides comprehensive answers to questions such as how Internet vocabulary, which is a branch of sociolinguistics, has developed in Chinese society in the last ten years, what is its impact on language learners, and what are the conditions of Internet use in China. At the same time, the theoretical principles of sociolinguistics are also discussed, the history of the development of the Internet vocabulary in the Chinese language, the ways of its creation and the ways of word formation are also considered. Many examples of Chinese Internet slang, jargon, and abbreviations commonly used in Internet language or electronic communications are given by the author. In the conclusion of the article, after researching the Internet vocabulary in Chinese, it is pointed out that the Internet vocabulary will be of great benefit to language learners in the future, and it will be very effective in Chinese teaching in Kazakhstan universities.