Which level is Wanrong’s joke?

Wanrong jokes belong to the fourth level of jokes, which are social jokes.

Wanrong Joke is a wonderful work of Chinese folk art, but it has not received the attention it deserves in the academic world for a long time. From a linguistic point of view, the mechanism of Wanrong joke humor lies in its flexible processing and application of language knowledge resources such as language, narrative strategies, objects, situations, logical mechanisms and frame opposition.

This type of joke mainly involves various situations and interpersonal relationships in social life, reflects social phenomena and human weaknesses, and has a certain degree of irony and social criticism.

The background of Wanrong Jokes is rural China. By depicting and humorously handling the contradictions and conflicts in farmers' lives, it shows farmers' wisdom and optimistic attitude towards life, and also reflects the reality of rural society. problems and dilemmas, therefore, Wanrong jokes are not only entertaining, but also have a certain educational and enlightening effect.

The main characteristics of Wanrong Joke:

1. It has the stubbornness, strong will, disobedience, disobedience, hard uphill climb, etc. This means that since the Wanrong joke evolved from the past story of the Seventy-two Rong River Fights, its basic characteristics should be relatively consistent, that is, the stories are all about "striving for success".

2. It has a strong metaphorical rationality. There is a profound philosophy buried in the story. Generally speaking, it is a "truth and counter-narrative". It tells a truth from the opposite side. By saying this is ridiculous and this is wrong, it explains which is credible and which is correct.

3. It has a very good sense of humor and ridiculousness. Its ridiculousness is one of the reasons why in recent years Wanrong jokes have traveled all over the country without feet and flown everywhere without wings.

4. It is broad and mass. Wanrong jokes are created and told by the people. They are authentic folk tales. Workers, peasants, businessmen, students, and soldiers, cadres and ordinary people all tell, listen, and make up stories, as long as they are in line with Wanrong. The essence of a joke is to tell it however you want, make it up however you want, no one should blame anyone, and no one should restrict anyone.

5. It has good openness and huge plasticity. Its openness allows it to face the whole country and accept the essence of folk tales from all over the world, and it can also face the whole country to listen to vivid lectures. Plasticity means that it has the characteristics of constant change and improvement.

The same story may have changed when you hear it again three years or one year later; the same story heard in place A is different from the one heard in place B. Changing yourself and reshaping yourself to continuously improve yourself is an enduring mystery of Wanrong's jokes.