社交媒体语言泛化与高校理工专业研究生英语学术语言素养的互动关系研究

Research on the Interplay between Social Media Language Generalization and English Academic Literacy among STEM Postgraduates

摘要: 本研究聚焦社交媒体语言泛化现象与英语学术语言素养的互动关系，通过对理工高校135份研究生英语学术文章和2000条对应学生社交媒体动态文本的混合研究，揭示二者间的动态博弈机制。研究对样本进行了文本分析，对比研究网络用语习惯对术语准确性、句法结构复杂度和衔接严谨性的影响。研究发现：1) 网络用语频率与术语误用率之间呈正相关；2) 表情符号使用量与复合句占比呈负相关；3) 网络文本衔接手段与英语学术文章衔接手段的使用量呈正相关。研究结论：社交媒体的语言特点对英语学术文章的严谨性与规范性形成了一定的冲击；社交媒体语言使用习惯对英语学术语言素养养成有显著影响，二者之间呈现出复杂的张力关系。

Abstract: This study focuses on the interactive relationship between the generalization of social media language and English academic language proficiency. It conducted a mixed-methods investigation involving 135 English academic papers written by STEM postgraduates and 2000 corresponding pieces of the students’ social media text. It reveals the dynamic interplay between the two. The research employed textual analysis to compare and examine the impact of online language habits on terminological accuracy, syntactic complexity, and cohesion. The findings indicate: 1) a positive correlation exists between the frequency of Internet slang and the rate of terminological misuse; 2) a negative correlation exists between the quantity of emoticon usage and the proportion of complex sentences; and 3) a positive correlation exists between the amount of cohesive devices used in the online texts and in English academic writing. The study concludes that the linguistic characteristics of social media exert a certain impact on the cohesion and normative expression in English academic writing. Furthermore, social media language using habits significantly influence the development of English academic language proficiency, revealing a complex relationship of tension between the two.