讨论晚清至五四时期的文学语言与文章体式,是一个既老且新的话题。言其“老”,是因为认定白话取代文言成为社会通行的书面语乃是“五四文学革命”成功的标志,或者指出五四以后的散文成就突出,这在专业内外,都属于不须论证的常识。而谓之“新”,则是由于将“五四”与“晚清”勾连,凸显这一时间框架的文学史意义,对于既有的论述仍然构成了一定的挑战。 It is an old and new topic to discuss the literary language and style of articles from the late Qing Dynasty to the May Fourth period. The reason why it is “old” is that it is the symbol of the success of the “May 4th Literary Revolution” that the vernacular was replaced by the written language of the vernacular as a social access or that the achievements of the prose after the May Fourth Movement were outstanding. This is an argument that needs to be demonstrated both inside and outside the profession common sense. The so-called “new” is due to the fact that the “May Fourth Movement” and “Late Qing” have been hooked up to highlight the significance of the literary history of this time frame, which still poses some challenges to the extant expositions.