Lin Ku-fang believes that language refers to reading ability and therefore provides access to ancient books and traditional culture: "One of the reasons the literati in Taiwan are so well respected today is that we have more of a connection to tradition than mainland Chinese literati.
林谷芳也認為，語言代表閱讀能力與深入古籍、傳統文化的能力，「台灣文化人今天能有一席之地，是因為我們比大陸文化人更能深入傳統。