“关键词”是英国文化研究重要奠基人雷蒙·威廉斯开创的学术传统。这种语词批评方式关注语义变迁状况及相关性的分析,重在语言与意义关系的阐释。借此方法研究文学理论可以突显出文学理论的特殊存在方式,促进文学理论基本问题的深入反思,亦构成对日益盛行的文化研究思潮的一种积极回应策略。 “Keywords ” is the academic tradition pioneered by Raymond Williams, a key founder of British culture. This kind of word criticism focuses on the analysis of the status of semantic changes and the correlation, focusing on the interpretation of the relationship between language and meaning. Using this method to study literary theory can highlight the special existence of literary theory and promote in-depth reflection on the basic issues of literary theory. It also constitutes a positive response to the increasingly popular trend of cultural studies.