Abstract: It has been widely recognized that language violence inflicts mental distress on victims and even worse, deprive victims of their lives. Therefore, an in-depth study on how to reduce language violence is necessitated in the construction of a harmonious society and has become a social obligation of language scholars. This research focuses on the victims of language abuse in the contexts of Internet and families. By making analyses through comparisons and contrasts of the data collected via questionnaires, this article intends to explore the reasons, manifestations, and possible impacts resulting from language violence. The article ends with feasible suggestions for the reduction of the occurrence of language violence, purification of the language environment and building of a harmonious society.