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Folk Language Writing: A Comparative Study of Moyan and Morrison's Novel
摘要
MoYan and Toni Morrison are the representative writers who use folk language to write their novels. This essay tries to analyze their special folk language writing style from the respective of dialect and vernacular, folktales, folk songs and folk myth. By using the folk language, the two writers successfully return to the old tradition of their people by using their unique way of expression to transfer the deep meaning of their culture.
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