An Empirical Study of Memetics Applied in Optimizing SLT

Memetics, a new branch of study researching into the replicate, proliferation and evolution of meme based on Neo-Darwinism, probes dynamically into the cultural medium: meme, in the perspective of culture evolution, information intercommunion and thought contagion. Meme, depositing in individual’s memory as the replicative gene, can be replicated in another individual’s memory so as to remodel the other individual’s thought, action and even consciousness by means of imitating and replicating. As the hosts to meme, the individuals continue their proliferating and self-proliferating among the whole community and result in enhancing the evolution of society, culture and language. The paper attempts to give a general review of memetics studies and then make an investigation into the theory models and practical significance of memetics applied in optimizing SLT from the aspect of imitation, taking culture evolution, information intercommunion and thought contagion as the study module, social-linguistics and pragmatics as the theory models.