Write an 800-word composition on the topic of "language"

Living in the city, from morning till night, from night to night, I don't know how many kinds and times to listen to Hawking. The sound of selling flowers in the deep alley was once included in poetry, which is of course full of poetry, but unfortunately we don't hear much in practice. On a cold night, "tea eggs", "fine sand zongzi" and "lotus root porridge" all sound like the throat of an old gun, and it's quite sad to be trapped under the covers. Almost every kind of hawking has a special mood.

Among these vendors, I met two kinds of humorous writers.

One is selling stinky tofu. Every afternoon at five or six o'clock, there are often stinky tofu in the alley. At one end of the burden is an oil pan. Stinky tofu is fried in a frying pan and tastes terrible. The seller shouted: "stinky tofu!" "Stinky tofu!" Calm down.

I think it's interesting. To tell the truth, selling fake drugs and selling dog meat are common problems in the world. What incense calls is often smelly. In fact, the seller of stinky tofu does not deceive the public, claiming to be "stinky tofu" and taking "stinky" as the slogan. The actual goods really stink. I'm afraid there will never be such a thing that is consistent with words and deeds, worthy of the name and does not deceive people, I think.

"Stinky tofu!" This call, in this fraud-ridden world, is a strong irony of cynicism!

There is also a cry of selling newspapers, and five clouds fall from the sky. The newspaper sellers there are different from those in other places. There are no teenagers. They are old gun beggars in their 30 s and 40 s, as thin as cured duck, with deeply messy hair and a dusty face. They look like ghosts. I can't see them in the morning. They always sell evening papers. When you pass there by tram at night, you will hear the sound of sand selling newspapers.

They seem to sell two copper coins (such as New Evening News, Times and Extra Newspaper) in a very special way. They don't call it "the newly published X newspaper", but relate the price to important news headlines. When they call, they always start with "two coppers", followed by the words "I want to see", and then the date. "Two coppers depend on the 19th Route Army rebelling against the Central Committee!" That's what they called it when the Fujian Incident started. "Two coppers want to see the bandits win!" That's what they call it when the news about beating bandits wins. "Two policemen want to see the missing Japanese vice consul in Nanjing!" That's what they called it when the library ticket incident started.

In their hawking, any national event can be seen as long as it costs two coppers, as if any national event is only worth two coppers. Every time I hear it, I always feel cold and funny.

"Stinky tofu!" "Two copper coins depend on ××××!" Both of these terms are quite humorous. The former seems to be full of enthusiasm, like a secular gentleman, while the latter seems to despise everything, like a cynical hermit.

An article is talking. Writing an article means writing what you have to say. Since the concept of "writing Chinese characters in vernacular Chinese" was established, writing articles has become a relatively easy task. This means that it is easier to write "Do you think it will rain" than "Do you think it will rain". It will hopefully become everyone's skill. Of course, it is still difficult to write an article well and turn it into a work of art.

"An article is talking" is often criticized because there are obviously many vernacular literary works that are quite different from everyday language. We might as well add that "the article is an extension of speech." What does the word "expansion" mean? It represents the increase of quantity, the beautification of form and the expansion of efficacy. "The hammer is an extension of the fist", which is exactly what the fist should do. It replaces the fist, and it is another form of fist, which is more powerful than the real fist. There is also a difference between writing and speaking, which is the trace left by the extension of speaking.

The article is an extension of speech, and it also means "spread far" and "preserved for a long time". What is said in the mouth can only be heard by a limited number of people nearby, and writing it down is "far". When the words are finished, birth and death, written down is "forever." After the emergence of recording technology, what people say can be "extended" without writing it down in black and white, and the effect is equivalent to writing it down and printing it out. Therefore, recording tapes is called "publishing". A person is telling a story, and a record is also an article.

Some people say that articles are not words, but thoughts. It is true that we usually think before we speak, so if someone makes a mistake, someone will satirize him for not having a brain. But scholars say that when we "think", we are already "talking", and it is the same thing that the two happen at the same time. They call "thinking" an internal language and "speaking" an external language. Writing it down is called "written language". Are there no liars in the world? How can we say that language is the mind? There is an answer to this question. The so-called lie is also what the liar really thinks in his heart. When a liar comes to borrow money from you, he thinks to himself, "I'm going to cheat him out of his money." However, if he knew whether he had borrowed it or not, he would definitely refuse to take it out. I must promise to return it within three months, plus interest. "Of course, he can't speak these internal languages. He only said the part that he promised to return. This is what we call a lie, which is true, but incomplete, and hides ulterior motives.

What we usually call writing is to convert the internal language into written language. Why are you doing this? Because the meaning we want to "express" is similar to the meaning of the idiom "express one's feelings", but after expression becomes a literary term, the meaning is broader and deeper. Expression is a kind of happiness, an achievement and a kind of strength. Unable to express is a kind of pain. Someone is sick and suddenly can't talk. We sympathize with him. Why? Because he can't express it. We may admire and envy the person who hosts radio programs and writes columns in newspapers because he can express himself effectively.

Inner language is the activity of the mind, and it is impossible to communicate with others. Face to face, you can also observe words and deeds, which is far away. The connection between soul mates and soul mates is accidental, and what both sides know is incomplete and unreliable. Once upon a time, when Sakyamuni was alive, he wanted to give a speech. Before his speech, he picked up a flower. A person who listened to the speech smiled. Seeing the man's smile, Sakyamuni canceled his speech on the grounds that there was no need to say, "What I want to say, the smiling man already knows." Does that man really know? Did that man understand what Sakyamuni wanted to say but didn't say? Even if two people are in perfect harmony, what about the other audience? How can they join in? Even if everyone present knows, will it be said or written in the future? If they don't say or write, how can this part of the idea spread and pass on?

Internal language is spiritual activity, while external language and written language are material symbols. Material symbols can be heard and seen by others, and let those who hear and see this symbol know your thoughts. If I was thinking about "water", you probably wouldn't know. If I write the word "water", you will understand that the word "water" is made of matter, and ink, paper and movable type are all matter. Writing turns ideas into matter, and so does painting. A painter turns his thoughts into a line color and fixes them on the canvas. So do sculptors and sculptors. They turn their thoughts into a piece of plaster, a piece of copper or a piece of marble. This kind of material that represents the artist's mind is no longer just a material, it has significance and value beyond the material. Someone went to buy a painting, and he criticized that the price of a painting was too expensive. He calculated the value of picture frames, canvases and paints. In that case, why doesn't he go to the store and use the money to buy picture frames, canvases and paints for the living room? Painted canvas has not been used by painters, and marble has not been treated by sculptors. These are all dead things. In the same way, the type in the typesetting room is dead without your arrangement and mine. Ms. Qiu Jin arranged the words "Autumn wind and autumn rain make people sad", which are all alive because they express the feelings of a female revolutionary before she died.

Literary terms and this material symbol are called "media". Yeah, right? I was thinking about water. You don't know. You didn't know it until I wrote Water. Words pass between us and let you and I know each other. It is like a matchmaker and introducer, connecting the author with the reader. This example is too simple. Humans may be so simple when they start to use words, but later they become complicated. For example, The Ugly Duckling written by Andersen is very complicated. From the author's point of view, the ugly duckling represents Andersen's mind, and from the reader's point of view, the ugly duckling also represents you and me. The Ugly Duckling came from Andersen's mind and entered our mind. At this time, it is no longer an introducer or a third party. Later, the ugly duckling became an allusion, and everyone can use this duckling to represent themselves.

A person who has not yet become a writer can learn to practice writing as a skill and a craft. This skill is to turn the internal language into written language. Some people are eloquent at ordinary times, and once they start writing, they are at a loss. Such people often regard writing and speaking as two completely different things. He may have heard that writing is a genius's job, and it needs Wen Quxing to do it. He may have heard that someone wrote a poem and immediately became a big official. Someone wrote an article to drive away a group of crocodiles. He may have heard that the writer died, and the Jade Emperor sent a band to pick him up and asked him to be a secretary. This also got? Why can I do it? Now let's keep a low profile and don't scare the people in the composition class. Good works can make people cry, but at the beginning, there was also a stage of making porcelain plates. Ouyang Xiu is a great writer, but his mother has been trying to teach him how to write and use Chinese characters. Painting alone can't make Ouyang Gong a great writer, and I'm afraid it's even more hopeless not to paint. Ouyang Gong writes classical Chinese, so he has to have a set of written language besides spoken English. His training is very complicated. Today, people's writing, spoken language and written language are very close. Sometimes simple and consistent, it is easy to take the first step. "Chinese characters are written in vernacular Chinese" and "I write by hand". An eloquent or thoughtful person has no reason to look at Fang Gezi in a daze. Just write, write your words, add them, change them and "expand" them.

Of course, we should not forget that "articles and speeches are not exactly the same". Please note that it is not completely different, but "not exactly the same". This is a technical problem. Generally speaking, "writing" is easier than "speaking". It takes five minutes to make a phone call (five minutes can say a thousand sentences), and it may only take three or five sentences to write a letter. Lao Li said to Xiao Wang on the phone, "Would you like to have dinner together tomorrow afternoon?" 6: 30, Huibin Building, Zhonghua Road. Do you know this restaurant? In renren department store. Let me see how you get there by bus. That road is a one-way street. Don't take Chengdu Road. Go around the north gate and stop at the entrance of Huibin Building. Ok, it's a deal. Tomorrow afternoon, at 6: 30, let's meet at the guest house. First come, first served, we will arrive. "If you don't call, but write, the number of words is much less. At least, there will be no such thing as "let me think", because you can't write a letter until you think about it. There is no need to repeat the time and place, because those who have read the letter can read it again. It can be seen that when words become "texts", many words are often deleted, which is what writers often call "conciseness". Anyone who takes notes in meetings or speeches has recorded this experience. Literally, there is always less written than said.