Characteristics and cognitive mechanism of prank short messages

This paper will deeply discuss the characteristics and cognitive mechanism of spoof short messages to help readers better understand this unconventional way of communication.

Various types

Prank messages are not a single type, but include many types, some of which should belong to humorous messages rather than people.

Funny humor

Prank messages and humorous messages have the same feature, that is, funny humor, but strictly speaking, humorous messages may or may not have the meaning of banter, and prank messages must have the meaning of ridicule.

vulgar expressions

Prank messages often use some indecent words to play tricks on the receiver, which is impolite in verbal communication. But it has received a good communication effect.

Cognitive mechanism

How do people accept this unconventional way of communication? For its cognitive mechanism, conceptual integration theory gives a good explanation with its powerful explanatory power.