Analysis of Short Video Spoken Language Corpus: A Study on the Word Formation Patterns of New Abbreviations Among Contemporary Youth

Authors

  • Ruihong Yang College of International Cultural Exchange, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830000

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.66238/fsrma130

Keywords:

short-video spoken language, new abbreviated words, corpus analysis

Abstract

The audiovisual integrated communication form of short video media has reshaped the oral communication paradigm of contemporary youth, giving rise to a large number of new abbreviations that differ from traditional written abbreviations and early text-based internet abbreviations. This paper takes the spoken language of short videos on the three major platforms—Douyin, Kuaishou, and Bilibili—from 2022 to 2026 as a closed corpus source, selecting 420 high-frequency new abbreviations used by young people aged 18–30 as an empirical research sample. The youth short video abbreviations are categorized into five major word-formation patterns, and quantitative statistical tables are used to present the proportion structure, usage frequency, scenario distribution, and semantic features of each pattern. The study finds that short video oral abbreviations overall show a gradient pattern. At the same time, there are certain practical issues with youth abbreviations. From the perspective of the standardized development of language, this paper provides empirical evidence and theoretical references for the study of new media linguistics, the cultivation of adolescent language literacy, and the governance of online discourse ecology.

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Published

2026-08-31

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 3 (2026): International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science

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