网络流行语“小只”的功用与成因
The Functions and Causes of the Internet Catchword “Xaozhi”

“小只”是一个网络流行词，本文基于微博中的网络语料，对“小只”在网络语境中的语义、句法、语用特点进行了考察。在语义上，“数词 + 小只”具有指称义和亲切喜爱的色彩义。在句法上，“数词 + 小只”可以做主语和宾语，“小只”可以做谓语、定语，“小”可以重叠组成“小小只”。在语用上，“数词 + 小只”可以作为年轻人的合称或指自己的密友，也可以用来指代可爱的小动物；“小只”可以用于描写身材娇小的人。方言的影响、隐喻、“小”与“只”的词汇化和网友的审美心理是网络流行语“小只”产生的主要原因。
“Xiaozhi” is a popular word on the Internet. Based on the network corpus in Weibo, this paper investigates the semantic, syntactic and pragmatic features of “xaozhi” in the network context. Semantically, “numeral + xiaozhi” has referential meaning and loving color meaning. Syntactically, “numeral + xaozhi” can be used as subject and object, “xiaozhi” can be used as predicate and attribute, and “xiao” can overlap to form “xiaozhi”. Pragmatically, “numeral + xiaozhi” can be used as a general term for young people or as a close friend of their own, and can also be used to refer to cute little animals. “Xiaozhi” can be used to describe a petite person. The influence of dialect, metaphor, lexicalization of “xiao” and “zhi” and the aesthetic psychology of netizens are the main reasons for the emergence of the online buzzword “xiaozhi”.