《日瓦戈医生》人物语言分析

An Analysis of Characters' Language in Doctor Zhivago

文学作品的人物语言具有表现人物形象的社会特征与言语个性的双重功能。帕斯捷尔纳克在长篇小说《日瓦戈医生》中通过各种类型的对话刻画出一个个栩栩如生的人物形象:虚伪狡诈的科马罗夫斯基,天真稚气的金茨政委,粗鄙浅薄的马克尔,思想深刻的日瓦戈。四位人物分别代表了四种不同的人物类型,前三类人物的语言特征分别是"假"、"空"、"俗",后一类人物的语言特征则为"典雅"而"深邃"。主人公日瓦戈的语言不但具有庄重凝练的书面语色彩,而且含有深刻的社会意义和丰富的哲理内涵,正是这种思辨性极强的人物语言升华了小说的主题。

The language of characters in literary works has the function of representing both the characters＇ social features and linguistic individuality. In the novel Doctor Zhivago Pasternek vividly depicts the following four characters through various types of dialogue： hypocritical Komarovsky,childlike Commissar Kintz,vulgar Markel,and deep-thinking Zhivago. Each of these characters represents a kind of people： the language features of the first three characters are＂insincere＂,＂frothy＂and＂meretricious＂,while the language features of the fourth character are＂elegant＂and＂profound＂. The language of the protagonist,Zhivago,demonstrates not only the features of solemnity and concision of written language,but also a profound social significance and rich philosophical connotations. It is the speculative characters＇ language that sublimates the theme of the novel.