论严歌苓小说语言的“否定”现象

The Study on Yan Geling’s Use of Negative Language

严歌苓小说语言中有独特的"否定"现象,具有表示"反常""事与愿违""强调"和"小人物的无奈"等四类功效,其背后情绪呈现由浓转淡的历时变化,其中表现"小人物的无奈"之比重在作家赴美后显著提升。究其根源,"否定"式语言是作家寻找个人身份认同过程中的自我保护手段,亦可彰显严歌苓作为"少数派"的创作动机与美学特质。

There is a unique phenomenon of negation in the language of Yan Geling’s novels,which functions in four ways,such as indicating abnormal,going against to what one wishes,emphasizing and portraying the helplessness of nobody.The emotion behind it shows a lasting change of weakening,among which the proportion of portraying the helplessness of nobody has increased significantly after the writer left for the United States.The underlying reason is that negative language works as a means of self-protection for the writer in the process of seeking personal identity,revealing the creative motivation and aesthetic characteristics of Yan Geling as a minority.