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北京师范大学学报(社会科学版) ›› 2026, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (2): 119-130.

• 语言文学研究 • 上一篇    下一篇

民间传说的文体公式——兼谈口头文体的流动性

王尧   

  1. 中国社会科学院 民族文学研究所口头传统研究中心,北京 100732
  • 出版日期:2026-03-25 发布日期:2026-04-16
  • 作者简介:王尧,中国社会科学院民族文学研究所副研究员、中国社会科学院大学副教授。
  • 基金资助:
    国家社会科学基金社科学术社团主题学术活动资助项目(课题研究类)“少数民族民间文学与中华文化认同研究”(23STA032);中国社会科学院学科建设“登峰战略”资助计划(DF2023ZD09);中国社会科学院青启计划(2024QQJH020)。

The Stylistic Formula of Folk Tales:With a Discussion on the Fluidity of Oral Styles

WANG Yao   

  1. Institute of Ethnic Literature,Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,Beijing 100732,China
  • Online:2026-03-25 Published:2026-04-16

摘要: 口头文学作为多种文体的雏形和原型,研究者可以将它抽象至心理结构,从而构拟文体公式。以民间传说为例,核心序列的闭合/反闭合结构、专名及其密度、离散情节作为民间传说的三种形式标识,能够勾勒民间传说作为口头文体的轮廓,即文体公式。首先,民间传说的核心序列有闭合与反闭合两种常见结构,在主人公为正面角色的前提下,二者分别指向大团圆和悲剧结局。其次,专名和通名构成一套互相匹配的动态系统,其密度差异造就了口头文体的不同风格。再次,民间传说的离散情节具有特定的叙事功能和心理功能,能够改变受众对文体的心理预期,将民间故事转换为更具实感的民间传说。民间传说的三种文体标识均非固定,它们可以被强化或弱化,民间传说的文体感也因此发生微妙的转变。由于口头文体具有流动性,形态标识可被视为变量,以评估文体感的强弱。口头文学研究的形态学方法可导向一种开放、动态的文体观,搭建跨学科对话的桥梁。

关键词: 核心序列, 专名, 专名密度, 离散情节, 文体公式

Abstract: As the prototype of various literary genres,oral literature can be continuously abstracted to psychological structures,and some stylistic formulas can be constructed to promote interdisciplinary dialogue.Taking folk legends as an example,proper names and their density,discrete plots,and closure/anti-closure structures of cardinal sequences serve as morphological identifiers of folk legends,which can outline the stylistic contours of folk legends as a literary genre,namely stylistic formulas.Firstly,the cardinal sequence of folk legends commonly has two kinds of structures:closure and anti-closure,which respectively point to happy endings and tragic conclusions.Secondly,proper names and generic names form a dynamic system that matches each other,and their density differences create different styles of oral literature.Thirdly,the discrete plots of folk legends have specific narrative and psychological functions,which can change the audience's psychological expectations of the genre and transform a fictive folktale into a tangible legend.The three stylistic identifiers of folk legends are not fixed.They can be intensified or weakened,meanwhile the stylistic sense of folk legend also undergoes subtle changes.Due to the fluidity of oral literature,morphological identifiers can be extracted and regarded as variables to assess the stylistic sense.The morphological methodology of oral literature research can lead to an open and dynamic stylistic view and build a bridge for interdisciplinary dialogue.

Key words: cardinal sequences, proper names, the density of proper names, discrete plots, stylistic changes

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