浅析网络流行语“City不City”的流行机制及其社会文化反映
A Brief Analysis of the Popular Mechanism of the Network Buzzword “City Not City” and Its Social and Cultural Reflection

在互联网时代，语言的演变与不断创新促成了许多网络流行语。随着网络语言的不断发展，“city不city”这一新兴用语在年轻群体中广泛传播。其独特的表达方式不仅丰富了语言的多样性，而且还反映了年轻人的审美取向、现代社会对时尚生活的追求，以及跨文化交流中语言融合的社会文化现象。本文聚焦于“city不city”这一流行语的起源和流行机制，包括其演变过程、模因传播理论等方面，揭示了其独特的语用特征和文化内涵。本文认为，“city不city”不仅是一个简单的网络流行语，更是社会文化变迁和语言发展的缩影，其背后蕴含着丰富的社会意义和文化价值。
In the Internet era, the evolution and continuous innovation of language have contributed to many network buzzwords. With the continuous development of network language, the emerging term “city not city” has spread widely among young people. Its unique way of expression not only enriches the diversity of languages, but also reflects the aesthetic orientation of young people, the pursuit of fashionable life in modern society, and the social and cultural phenomenon of language integration in cross-cultural communication. This paper focuses on the origin and popular mechanism of the buzzword “city not city”, including its evolution process and the spread of meme theory, and reveals its unique pragmatic characteristics and cultural connotation. This paper holds that “city not city” is not only a simple network buzzword, but also a microcosm of social and cultural changes and language development, which contains rich social significance and cultural value.