Language and Being ——Thoughts After Reading Maqiao Dictionary

Maqiao Dictionary is a novel full of symbolical implication,which is of very deep understanding of relationships between man and society,between man and culture,between and being,etc. By drawing an analogy between two images of word and dictionary,it holds that ontheonehandeachone ofushasapersonal dictionary,and in turn is a term in of social life; ontheotherhand society proper is a dictionary independent of man's will,and in turn is a term in of individual's The noumenon of word and dictionary is same thing,i.e. language. Human beings live in languages,which is so characteristic of man that most people have considered language being proper. The polysemy of and pluralism of understanding often become source of conflicts between human beings,and in turn influence man's lifeorientation. After all,language and being are two different things. Social life refers to present time; history to the past life. Likewise,history so called by people is nothing but a language,not being at all.