Exploring the Use of the Term 'Bao' on the Internet

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Exploring the Use of the Term 'Bao' on the Internet

Yu Cheng 1 , Xuewen Wang 2* , Meixuan Zhu 3
  • 1 Kede College of Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100000, China    
  • 2 The faculty of Art, Hainan Normal University, Hainan, 570100, China    
  • 3 HongYi Honor College, Wuhan University, Hubei, 430000, China    
  • *corresponding author 204601026@csu.edu.cn
CHR Vol.4
ISSN (Print): 2753-7072
ISSN (Online): 2753-7064
ISBN (Print): 978-1-915371-31-7
ISBN (Online): 978-1-915371-32-4

Abstract

In recent years, as society continues to change, internet epithets have gone through generations of change. Scholars' enthusiasm for epithets peaked in the last decade but rapidly faded away. This article explores the origins and influence of the Internet address form 'Bao'. It examines the phenomenon of 'virtual intimacy' in the social use of the term 'Bao'. "The term 'Bao' has become popular because of a movie and some hot stems and was initially used in intimate relationships between parents and children or couples. This application has greatly solved the dilemma faced by Internet users and brought people closer to each other while reflecting the diverse psychology of contemporary people in choosing address words in online social networking. The term 'Bao' embodies the principle of economy of language, and the use of a relatively small number of words reflects the great utility of language, injecting new power into online terms of endearment while reflecting the homogenisation of social language. It also provokes reflection on 'virtual intimacy' in a social atmosphere.

Keywords:

Internet, Virtual Intimacy, 'Bao'

Cheng,Y.;Wang,X.;Zhu,M. (2023). Exploring the Use of the Term 'Bao' on the Internet. Communications in Humanities Research,4,295-301.
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[9]. Ren Juanjuan. A study on the phenomenon of generalisation of Chinese address words from the perspective of linguistic identity. Journal of Zhejiang Foreign Language Institute,2019, No,5,pp:60-67.

[10]. Li Ping. Analysis of the pragmatic presupposition of address words.English Abroad,2021,No.19,pp:261-263.

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Cheng,Y.;Wang,X.;Zhu,M. (2023). Exploring the Use of the Term 'Bao' on the Internet. Communications in Humanities Research,4,295-301.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication Studies (ICIHCS 2022), Part 2

ISBN：978-1-915371-31-7(Print) / 978-1-915371-32-4(Online)
Editor：Faraz Ali Bughio, David T. Mitchell
Conference website: https://www.icihcs.org/
Conference date: 18 December 2022
Series: Communications in Humanities Research
Volume number: Vol.4
ISSN：2753-7064(Print) / 2753-7072(Online)

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References

[1]. Yong Fang. The Classification of Social Appellations in Chinese and English and the Comparison of their Linguistic Structures.In:Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Education, Management, Computer and Society Shenyang, China,pp:2063-2067, 2016.

[2]. Ning Wanzhi. The Generalisation of the Popular Appellation 'Bao' from a Sociolinguistic Perspective. Masterpiece Appreciation, 2022, No. 14,pp:154-156.

[3]. Gustave Le Bon.The Ubiquitous. Beijing. Central Compilation and Translation Press, 2014.

[4]. Zhou Rian. A Brief Discussion of Internet Language. Language Science,2003,No.4,pp:95-100.

[5]. Chen Shumei. The principle of economy of language in Chinese. Journal of Shaoguan College, 2008, Vol. 29, pp:108-111.

[6]. Luo Shengxiong. The principle of linguistic economy in online language. Journal of Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, 2008, Vol. 3, pp:135-137.

[7]. Xu Weijie. The transmutation of Japanese female names. Japanese Knowledge, 2004, No. 2,pp:36-37.

[8]. Wang Hao. An analysis of the selection of online address words from the perspective of conformism. Journal of Jinan Vocational College,2013,No.6,pp:117-118+124.

[9]. Ren Juanjuan. A study on the phenomenon of generalisation of Chinese address words from the perspective of linguistic identity. Journal of Zhejiang Foreign Language Institute,2019, No,5,pp:60-67.

[10]. Li Ping. Analysis of the pragmatic presupposition of address words.English Abroad,2021,No.19,pp:261-263.

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