Language is the sea.

Author: Yu Genyuan
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: Saying that language is the sea is an extremely accurate metaphor. Like Comrade Yu Genyuan, I am also a person who is fascinated by the sea. Whenever I have the opportunity to get close to the sea, I often linger on the beach by the sea, listening intently to its breath; or I sit alone on a rock, gazing intently at the surging waves, giving rise to various reflections; sometimes I also go into the sea to learn swimming, washing away the fatigue of my body and mind in the rise and fall of the waves. The changes of the sea are endless. Sometimes it is calm and gentle; sometimes it is a roaring sea with fierce waves. Countless people from ancient times to the present have spoken and written many praises about the sea. What I like the most is also Lin Zexu's words: "The sea embraces a hundred rivers, and great is its capacity for tolerance." In recent years, I occasionally, out of necessity, try to write something to give to others, and the sentence I use most often is also this one. The things the sea embraces are truly too vast and too numerous. There are countless kinds of plants, animals, and chemical elements in the sea, as well as many mysteries that we cannot yet explain. Therefore, people often associate things with great capacity, large quantities, or things that are difficult to explain at the moment with the sea. Such as "sea of people," "sea of flags," "sea of flowers," "sea of books," "sea of words," "sea of songs," and so on. Comrade Yu Genyuan said that language is the sea, which is probably also the meaning. This book is a collection of essays on linguistics. Language is the most important means of communication for humans, and this communication involves cultural communication. The beauty of language permeates communication. This book is part of the series "Language and Communication Series," and the series has now published "Shining Everywhere – Interviews with Successful Advertising Slogans," "Language for Humanity – The Third Round of Linguistic Philosophy Dialogues," "Facing Each Other – Interviews with Famous Broadcasters and Hosts," "Mindful of Various Languages," "Humor and the Language Art of Program Hosts," and "Language Is the Sea."