本文利用LIWC词频统计软件,统计美国作家梅·萨藤在57-82岁期间撰写出版的8本日记中5个文本参数的词频数量及其变化趋势,通过定性分析与语料解读,考察作者的语言使用及日记风格如何受衰老的影响而变化、变化的程度及其原因。结果显示:衰老对句子长度和连词的使用影响不大,而对介词、冠词和大词等使用有明显影响,主要由于衰老所导致的身体阈限和无能为力影响了作者的生存空间、生活关注、对所讨论话题的疏离程度、类别化思维、抽象思维以及认知能力等。 In this paper, we use the LIWC word frequency statistical software to count the frequency of the five text parameters in the five diaries written and published by the American writer Mei Sato between 57 and 82 years old. Through qualitative analysis and corpus interpretation, we examine the author’s language How the use and diary style are affected by aging, the extent of the change, and why. The results showed that aging had little effect on the length of sentences and the use of conjunctions, but had a significant effect on the use of prepositions, articles and words, mainly due to the body threshold and incompetence caused by aging affected the author’s living space and life concerns , The degree of alienation of the topic in question, categorized thinking, abstract thinking and cognitive ability.