语言形式的运用与作品主题的展示——福克纳的“冗长句”赏析

The form of language and the expression of theme——The analysis and appreciation of Faulkner's "Life Sentence"

语言表达形式与作品主题的展示之间有着极为密切的关系。冗长句是美国文学巨匠福克纳文体的最主要特色之一。为展示不同主题意义的需要,出现在他不同作品中的冗长句的语言形式各具特色,在长度、标符、词语及语句结构等方面各不相同,不仅加深了读者对作品主题的理解,而且增强了作品的美学效果。

A close relationship exists between the form of language and the expression of theme. The ＂Life Sentence＂ is the famous American writer Faulkner＇s unique stylistic characteristic. For expressing various themes,those ＂Life Sentences＂ are different from one another in his works in the length, punctuation,words and expressions as well as sentence structures. ＂Life Sentences＂ will be analyzed and compared in the stylistic way for further study of Faulkner＇s language art and better appreciation of the aesthetic effect of his work.