A Comparative Study of Thai and Chinese Internet Language
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There are both similarities and differences between the Thai internet language and the Chinese internet language. The purpose of this study is to compare the characteristics of Thai and Chinese internet language, as well as the reasons why both languages are used widely.
According to this study, it has been found that there are many similarities between Thai and Chinese internet language: the use of homophones or words pronounced like numbers, the use of emotions, the use of old words with new meanings, the creation of new words, and the use of words influenced by soap operas, news, or online games. In contrast, there are some differences between Thai and Chinese internet languages in areas such as: the use of English words, their use of English abbreviations, and the use of ancient words and dialects.
Thai and Chinese internet languages have been extremely popular because users can save time typing, communicate informal expressions to interlocutors, and express their feelings with facial expressions and emotions through internet languages.
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