应用文体与文学文体比较论

Comparison between Practical Style and Literary Style

文学作品的功能主要是供人欣赏 ,陶冶情操 ,应用文的功能主要是解决、处理具体的事务 ;文学作品的思维方式主要是形象思维 ,应用文的思维方式主要是抽象思维 ;文学作品的语言追求个性 ,强调新、奇 ,联想性 ,应用文的语言追求共性 ,强调准确、简洁、模式化 ;文学作品的格式有各种体裁形式 ,应用文的格式或“约定俗成” ,或“法定使成”。通过以上比较分析 ,应用文体有不同于文学文体的本质特征、写作原则和艺术个性。

The function of literary works is for people to enjoy and cultivate their characters while the function of practical writing is to solve and deal with practical affairs; the mode of thinking in literary works is thinking in images while the mode of thinking in practical writing is abstract thinking; the words in literary works pursue individuality stressing novelty and association while practical writing pursues commonness stressing precision, briefness and modeling; and literary works varies in format while practical writing is conventional in format. From the above comparative analysis, it can be concluded that practical writing possesses characteristics, principles and artistic individuality of its own which are different from those of literary works.