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Short videos can easily become a breeding ground for "language errors"? How to establish awareness of language norms

2024-01-11   

What words have you ever missed in your daily life? Recently, the editorial department of "Biting Words" announced the "Top 10 Chinese Language Errors of 2023", including the mistake of "account" for "account" and "jumping red" for "jumping red", which has caused widespread discussion. Why is dopamine popular in the editorial department of "Biting Words"? Why are some words easily mispronounced? How to establish awareness of standardized use of language and writing? Regarding this, Huang Anjing, the editor in chief of "Biting Words", told China News Network reporters that "dopamine" is a highly specialized term that refers to a chemical substance. After expanding its meaning, it has become a "buzzword". In addition, it is precisely because people follow shared pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar standards, and so on that they can communicate effectively in language. Everyone should establish a sense of standardization, abide by standards, and use language accurately. Why is dopamine popular? The word "dopamine" has attracted the attention of many netizens in the recently released top ten Chinese language errors for 2023. The "amine" of "dopamine" is often misread as ā n. The correct pronunciation is à n. "Amine" is an organic compound formed by the substitution of some or all hydrogen atoms in ammonia molecules by hydrocarbon groups. Another word that is often mispronounced is "melamine". Huang Anjing explained that specialized words like "dopamine" hardly exist in the psychological lexicon of ordinary people. Therefore, it is relatively easy for people to read incorrectly. In the field of chemistry, there are many rare concepts such as carbonyl, hydroxyl, aldehyde, etc. "'Dopamine 'is also a chemical substance that most people are not familiar with. It became well-known to the public in 2023 because its meaning expanded and became a popular term, extending the meaning of' happiness factor '," Huang Anjing said. In this way, from visible colors to invisible abstract concepts, almost all can be described as "dopamine", such as "dopamine outfits", "dopamine scenic spots", "dopamine walks", "dopamine diets", "dopamine vacations", and so on. Why is it easy to make mistakes when a scholar can recognize half of a character? In real life, there may be various reasons why people mispronounce words. Some people have expressed that when they see the familiar "An" character in the structure of the word "amine", they subconsciously follow the pronunciation of "An" and also pronounce "amine" as one sound. Huang Anjing, a picture provided by the editorial department of "Biting Words", stated that this phenomenon is actually not uncommon. As the saying goes, "a scholar can recognize half of a character.". When people encounter uncertain words, they don't look them up in reference books and rely on their intuition to read them fluently, which is an important reason for mispronunciation. Ultimately, this is somewhat related to the form and structure of Chinese characters. Huang Anjing explained that the characters we use now have a long history and have evolved from ancient Chinese characters. According to scholars, about 80% of the characters are phonetic characters, which are composed of semantic radicals (phonetic radicals) and phonetic radicals (phonetic radicals). Based on this, he further mentioned, "Let's make a hypothesis that in the ancient era of character creation, phonetic radicals could accurately represent the sound of a character. Due to long-term historical evolution, phonetics have undergone significant changes, and the pronunciation of characters passed down to later generations has evolved, resulting in phonetic radicals being unable to accurately represent the sound of a character." Although phonetic radicals cannot accurately represent the sound of a character, they are not completely different, Huang

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