What are the characteristics of Jiang Yang's prose?

First, Jiang Yang's prose language style characteristics

Jiang Yang is a famous contemporary writer, critic and translator in China. He has created many literary works in his life, and his prose mainly includes Six Chapters of Cadre School, Lao Wang, The Three of us, Drinking Tea, Walking to the Edge of Life, History and so on. The linguistic features of Jiang Yang's prose play a vital role in its success. In Jiang Yang's prose works, the cruel memories of the years are mostly described in plain language through simple language, light tone, anecdotes in life, dialogue modality, trivial style and other narrative methods.

Lu Ling, deputy secretary-general of the Chinese Fiction Society, commented on Jiang Yang: "Jiang Yang's prose is plain, calm and meaningful. It can be described as' nothing, everything is romantic'. For the study of Jiang Yang's works, more scholars pay attention to his novels, but less attention to Jiang Yang's prose language. This paper analyzes his prose language from two aspects: linguistic elements and rhetorical elements.

Second, the use of Jiang Yang's prose style means

(A) the use of language style means

1. Phonetic style means

Overlapping is to use the characteristics of Chinese syllables to enhance the rhythm of circulation and deepen the meaning through the overlapping of sounds. Clever use of overlapping can strengthen the sense of rhythm of language and enhance the continuous melody of speech. In Lao Wang, "But I was confused by fear. It seems that my stiff body can't sit down. If it bends slightly, it will break into a pile of bones. " "Straight Stiff" describes Lao Wang's stiff body, which is very detailed and vivid. In The Three of Us, "Zhong Shu and I walked together, talking and laughing, and went somewhere." Through "talking" and "laughing", highlight the loving life of husband and wife. The use of these reduplicated words increases the vividness of language and the appeal of works.

2. Lexical style means

(1) modal particles

Jiang Yang used many modal particles in his prose. Modal words can vividly describe people's thoughts and feelings, and can also express the author's meaning, thus enhancing the expressive effect of language. The use of modal particles has played a certain role in expressing feelings and thoughts, making the language of the article more vivid. For example, "they always let me join the league, but I always say that I am not qualified." Let me fight for it slowly; " Now they all say I am qualified. what can I say? "

(2) Idioms

Idioms are short and rigid expressions to express a kind of habitual meaning. Idioms are characterized by short and large capacity, popular images and implicit humor, which play a special role in the formation of style. Jiang Yang used a lot of idioms in his works, such as "Lian Guo Duan", "Gone forever" and "Idiot and other wives". In this paper, the author uses two idioms: "Lian Guo Duan" and "Gone forever" to illustrate that the serious political persecution at that time caused many people to die.

3. Sentence style means

Sentences are long and short. Short sentences refer to those sentences with relatively simple structure and few words. Short sentences are simple in structure, short and pithy, which embodies a concise and lively style. A large number of short sentences are used in Jiang Yang's prose, which reflects his plain and simple language style. For example, "He boils water, makes fragrant black tea, heats milk, cooks old and tender eggs, bakes bread with a toaster, and takes out butter and jam from the refrigerator and puts them on the table. I get up and have breakfast with him. Then I clear the table and wash the dishes. When he is dressed neatly, I will go downstairs for a walk and wait for the bus to pick him up. " This passage is a description of daily actions. A series of action descriptions make the rhythm of sentence flow slow, which is actually a kind of warmth. If expressed in long sentences, this kind of emotion cannot be expressed so delicately.

(B) the use of rhetorical style means

(1) metaphor

Jiang Yang attaches great importance to the use of metaphor, and her works are full of vivid metaphors. "Chronicle of Bingwu" said: "Unexpectedly, once I couldn't help acting a wonderful farce and became the protagonist in the play." Use "farce" and "protagonist" to compare critics and combatants respectively, express absurd behavior in turbulent years with plain language, and express the sadness of life with this comedy language. In Six Chapters of Cadre School, "I mended a pair of trousers and sat like a globe full of warp and weft, as thick as a turtle shell." It describes the true feelings between husband and wife before Zhong Shu went to school, his wife Jiang Yang sewed worn trousers like a "globe full of warp and weft", and Jiang Yang's careful care and care for Zhong Shu.

(2) Repetition refers to deliberately using the same words, sentences and even paragraphs in order to highlight a certain meaning and emphasize a certain feeling.

(3) Rhetorical question is a rhetorical way to express affirmative thoughts in the form of questions. Rhetorical questions have a stronger tone than declarative sentences, which makes people think more easily. The use of rhetorical questions can enhance the expression of emotions. Rhetoric is used in many places in Jiang Yang's prose. In The Three of Us, "How can I get Zhong Shu into a car that I don't know where to go?"

Third, the reasons for the formation of Jiang Yang's prose language style.

(A) Personality temperament

Jiang Yang's concise and peaceful language style is related to his personality. Jiang Yang's mother, Tang Shuqing, is a kind, tolerant, elegant and loving lady, and her father, Yang Yinhang, is wise and knowledgeable. Under the influence of his parents, he was very cultured, gentle and intelligent, and behaved appropriately from an early age. This personality has an important influence on her writing style.

(2) Family education

Jiang Yang's parents are educated intellectuals, so Jiang Yang was born in a senior intellectual family. His father, Yang Yinhang, was upright and impartial in law enforcement. Jiang Yang was not only deeply influenced by the traditional family education, but also accepted the new education and was influenced by some western thoughts. The liberal family education environment has a profound influence on Jiang Yang's gentle personality and peaceful writing style.

(3) Cultural literacy

From 65438 to 0932, Jiang Yang graduated from Soochow University in Suzhou and became a graduate student majoring in foreign languages in Tsinghua University Research Institute. He studied at Oxford University in England and Paris University in France. Jiang Yang worked as a researcher, writer, critic and translator in Peking University Literature Institute, China Academy of Sciences Literature Institute and China Academy of Social Sciences Foreign Literature Institute. Jiang Yang is also proficient in English, French and Spanish, and has a profound knowledge of ancient Chinese and Western languages. In Jiang Yang's works, there is a unique language style.

(4) Life experience

Jiang Yang lived a comfortable life when he was a child. Later, due to the change of her father's work, she drifted around with her parents, which made her feel the suffering and human feelings from an early age. The combination of gentle, intelligent and dignified Jiang Yang and Qian Zhongshu, who is well versed in China's history and culture, further strengthened the cultivation of Jiang Yang's intelligence. They once studied in Britain together, and have gone through 63 years of ups and downs hand in hand. * * * In the face of ups and downs, they support each other and help each other.

In Jiang Yang's prose works, the language is simple and peaceful, but it is quite ingenious everywhere. Readers feel their profound artistic skills, lofty personality cultivation and self-evident life experience in their calm narration, and can produce unique aesthetic feelings through their calm style.