Abstract: Geographic space and language appear to have a very close relationship with one another，in that many regions have their own distinction language or dialect，and generate distinction language or discursive communities. Naturally，we often categorize literature by national or regional tradition，and feel that a nation or geographic region can play a determining role in shaping a literary work. At the same time，we often assume that each nation or geographic region has“its own”language or tradition，and the literature that most effectively represents a nation or a region is that which is written in the nation’ s or region’ s own language. However，Jacques Derrida reminds us that there is no inherent link between language，region，and identity. Therefore，in this paper we will use region and language to explore the relationship between ethnicity，identity，and literary taxonomy. From central China to the Chinese diaspora，from Yan Lianke to Xiaolu Guo，this paper will use five examples from contemporary Chinese literature，to argue that each author，in their own works，emphasizes a sense of alienation with respect to their own language. This sense of linguistic alienation represents a sense of alterity within the community itself—and this alterity is not only a reality that every community must face，but furthermore it is a necessary condition on which the community itself is predicated. In addition，although language and geographic region are often intimately tied to one another，and works of regional literature often emphasize the the language or dialect associated with that region，however，language is never a unitary entity，but rather it is a collective creation. Therefore，in this respect，a regional literary work is always at the same time necessarily a transregional literary work.