“背叛与决裂”——康拉德小说的叙述语言

"Treachery and Rupture":Conrad's Narrative Language

康拉德选择用英语而非母语进行创作时,是一个生死攸关的选择。是一种英勇的背叛,在某种程度上也是与自己所不满的社会现实的决裂。结合康拉德所处的具体的历史语境和复杂的文化背景,选取具体的文本来分析他在小说创作语言上所体现出的困惑以及语言中体现的不确定性和象征性。这种语言风格也显示了他对现实的思考与困惑,在当今文化多元的语境下,对康拉德小说语言研究凸显了它的特殊意义。

It＇ s a vital choice to create with English instead of mother tongue for Conrad ; it＇ s also a treachery and rupture to an unsatisfactory society. This paper will combine complex cultural background and the specific historical language context of Conrad, and select specific text to analyse his puzzlement in the fictitious language as well as the symbol and uncertainty embodied in language. This language style is also to reveal his thought and perplexity for reality . Nowadays, the study of Conrad＇ s language in his fictions is protruding to have shown its special meaning in cross-culture context.