《红楼梦》前80回和后40回叙事结构的元语言标记对比研究

A Comparative Study of Metalingual MarkersBetween the First 80 and Last 40 Chapters of A Dream of Red Mansions from a Perspective of Narrative Construction

通过对《红楼梦》前八十回和后四十回在章节开头、话题转换、章节结束在元语言标记使用的数量上存在较大的差异,数量比分别为6:3、154:11、26:8。元语言的使用能力能客观体现作者的写作风格,鉴于《红楼梦》前八十回和后四十回元语言使用的较大差异,可以判断前八十回和后四十回应为不同作者所写。

By comparing the amount of metalingual markers in the opening and ending of the first eighty chapters and the last forty ones and topic switch, the author has found that the quantity ratio reaches 6： 3, 26：8 and 154.. 11 respectively. The use of metalanguage can reflect the author＇s writing styles objectively. Due to the fact that there is great difference in the use of metalanguage between the two parts, we can come to a conclusion that they should be written by different people.