A Critical Study On Wu Dialect Novel Since 1980s

Wu dialect novels is a kind of novel that uses and transforms Wu dialect extensively and has distinctive dialect feature,and in which dialect has become an organic part.In the late Qing Dynasty and the period of the Republic of China,Wu dialect novels were once prosperous.After the 1980 s,with the folk and dialect resources returning to the literary vision,Wu dialect novels writing returned again.Especially in the second decade of the new century,many writers in Wu dialect area consciously used dialect in novel writing.Wu dialect novels writing carries on the tradition of dialect writing,gives full play to the effectiveness of Wu dialect in the use of language,and displays its unique cultural and aesthetic value.Before the 21 st century,the practical and utilitarian nature of dialect is more prominent,and there have always been conflicts and contradictions between dialect and Putonghua.Today,under the trend that the language of contemporary novels is becoming more and more homogenized,the relationship between language innovation and dialect intervention is worth further thinking.Wu dialect novels writing has made meaningful attempts and explorations here.It can be said that in the 40 years since the1980 s,the writers have made great progress in writing Wu dialect novels for reasons such as language consciousness,dialect thinking,cultural protection,and literary pursuit.In Wu dialect novels since the 1980 s,the Wu dialect used by writers has been improved to a certain extent.In specific usage of Wu dialect,writers use quotation marks,annotations,and direct use to make Wu dialect appear in the text.The general treatment is "function words should be changed,and content words can be retained".In general,the appearance of Wu dialect follows the following principles.First,relatively simple Wu dialect basic words replace the corresponding words in Putonghua,and appear frequently in novels.Second,the unique words of Wu dialect,which are difficult to understand and identify the characteristics of dialect,are few and appear appropriately.There are also some Wu dialect phonetics and grammar that appear occasionally.In this way,Wu language can be mixed into the written language of Putonghua and become an organic part of the text.From the perspective of use effect,Wu dialect,as a narrative language,descriptive language and character dialogue language,not only affects the three-dimensional of character image and the authenticity and regionalism of novel theme,but also has a certain impact on the style and narrative characteristics.Overall,Wu dialect novels writing since the 1980 s has largely demonstrated the feminine beauty of regional culture and promoted the establishment of writers’ style,thus promoting the establishment of Wu dialect aesthetics.In addition,those novels also achieve the goal of regional culture protection through showing history changes and regional characteristics,and recording dialect corpus,so they have irreplaceable value.Of course,it also has trouble in continuity of novel writing and in aesthetic appreciation.The exploration of dialect novel writing still has a long way to go.