通俗小说的文本形态及本质属性

On the Forms of Texts and the Natures of Popular Stories

对通俗小说进行理论研究,不可忽视其文本形态和本质属性。前者是有形的,一眼便可望穿;后者是无形的,只有读后才能知晓。通俗小说具有标识性的文体形态,表现为以白话为其语言标识;以章回体为其文体标识和以类型化为其题材标识。通俗小说同时具备自己的本质属性,即本源性、通俗性、商品性。对通俗小说的文本形态和本质属性进行探讨研究,有助于我们对小说的雅与俗作出准确的判断。

The forms of text and the natures can not be overlooked on the theoretical study of popular stories. The former is visible at the first sight while the latter is invisible and understood when it is read. Popular stories possess noticeble stylist forms, characterized by the language mark in vernacular, the stylist mark in chapter and the form mark as in subject matter of categorization. Additionally, popular stories also possess their own natures, that is, originalness, populamess and commerciality. It is beneficial for us to judge accurately elegance and popularity of stories when a probe is conducted on the text forms and the natures of popular stories.