2006年专八真题点评(王长喜)2006年专八真题点评(王长喜).doc

页眉写“2006年真题点评” PART I LISETENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A MINI-LECTURE Meaning in Literature In reading literary works, we are concerned with the “meaning” of one literary piece or another. However, finding out what something really means is a difficult issue. There are three ways to tackle meaning in literature. I. Meaning is what is intended by (1) the author. Apart from reading an author’s working in question, readers need to read (2) other works by the same author; get familiar with (3) literary trends at the time; get to know cultural values and symbols of the time. II. Meaning exists “in” the text itself. 1) some people’s view: meaning is produced by the formal properties of the text like (4) grammar, diction, image, etc. 2) speaker’s view: meaning is created by both conventions of meaning and (5) cultural codes. Therefore, agreement on meaning could be created by common traditions and conventions of usage. But different time periods different (6) cultural perspectives could lead to different interpretations of meaning in context. III. Meaning is created by (7) the reader. 1) meaning is (8) social. meaning is contextual; 3) meaning requires (9) reader competency; 梡racticing competency in reading 梡racticing other competencies 梑ackground research in (10) social structure, traditions of writing, influences, etc. Good morning, in today’s lecture, we shall discuss what meaning is in literary works. When we read novels, poems, etc., we invariably ask ourselves a question. That is, what does the writer mean here? In other words, we are interested in finding out the meaning. But meaning is a difficult issue in literature, how do we know what a work of literature is supposed to mean or what its real meaning is? I would like to discuss three ways to explain what meaning is. [1]NO. 1: Meaning is what is intended by the author. NO.2: Meaning is created by and contained in the text itself. And [7]No. 3: Meaning is created by the reader. Now, let