"Eh, I'm good", "What are you doing", "I'm not in the middle"... At the beginning of 2024, a TV play "Running with Dog Left" full of Henan flavor will gain high ratings. The 2024 Henan Spring Festival Gala is also ingenious, opening with "Yu Yu": "Do you like it", "Make some hard dishes (read eng, the fourth tone)", "Strange pomp"... warm and full of laughter.
Dialect is "table", jumping iteration; Culture is "inside", and it continues. Language has always been an important carrier and direct embodiment of culture. "Henan dialect out of the circle", "Cantonese poetry reading", "Northeastern dialect out of line"... Up to now, the round of dialect carnival launched by young groups in the Internet space is not only a feeling of nostalgia, but also the awakening of traditional cultural genes and the manifestation of cultural self-confidence.
Dialect film and television set off a wave
Audiences who have seen "Running Away" will involuntarily learn a few words of Henan dialect. In the play, every sentence of authentic Henan dialect not only adds a lot of life flavor and humor to the story, but also makes the protagonist's "dog remnant" perspective more moving in the turbulent years.
This is a bold attempt to create a drama, but also in recent years, Henan dialect continues to "out of the circle" another example.
From the Central Plains country comedy movies "Not for fun" and "Just for fun" to the dazzling "Henan Opera+Rock" mix in the New Year blockbuster "Man Jiang Hong", to the new folk art form "Blowing" out of Henan and going to the country... In recent years, the South River dialect has become one of the sources of inspiration for literary and artistic creation.
"The formation and evolution of dialects have strong regional characteristics, which is the result of the long-term joint action of geographical environment, political economy, history and humanities and other factors." Duan Yaguang, a professor of the School of Arts of Henan University, has been committed to the investigation and related research of Henan dialects for a long time. In his view, dialects are the direct carrier of regional culture, and also the external expression of regional character.
Among Henan dialects, the most frequently used and representative one is "Zhong".
A "Chinese" word is not only used to express recognition and praise, but also contains the geographical concept of "the world", "the hinterland of Jiuzhou", "all rivers converge in the cultural sense," harmony "and" impartiality "in the spiritual pursuit.
"In the 5000 year history of civilization in China, the Henan dialect represented by Bianluo dialect has been in a leading position for a long historical period, and has the reputation of 'refined speech'." Duan Yaguang said, "Due to the long-term influence of the concept and culture of 'middle', Henan people naturally cannot talk without 'middle'."
Say "m ǎǎǎǎǎǎǎǎǎǎǎǎǎǎǎǎǎǎǎ路路路路路路路路路路路路路路路路, clever and clever," Neng "...... Henan dialect is concise, hard and straight, just like the simple and kind of Henan people.
Young people "regain" their hometown dialect
"Whose chat dialog box hasn't seen a small Yue Yue's expression pack?" Open the WeChat expression collection of college student Wang Yiyang, and you will find the expression pack of Yu born crosstalk actor Yue Yunpeng. The funny look, supplemented by striking characters such as "What are you doing?" and "See what you can do", makes these facial expression packs seem to have their own "Yu Yu" dubbing, which makes people smile imperceptibly.
Not long ago, the Henan dialect rap song "5:20AM" became popular on various social media platforms, causing a large number of netizens to imitate and sing "I am Henan Le, Henan Xuchang Le", making people call me "Top".
On the Internet platform, the words "Weisazi" in Sichuan dialect, "What are you looking at" in Northeast dialect, and "Maozi" in Taiwan dialect are common, and have become the mantra for surfers to accurately express their emotions.
This is a patchwork photo: the above picture shows the actors of Zhengzhou Song and Dance Theater recording the Henan Museum Lantern Festival Wonderful Night Show (photographed on February 20, 2021); The following picture shows the exhibits displayed in the main exhibition hall of Henan Museum (photographed on September 24, 2020)
Dialect expression packs, dialect songs, dialect catchwords... As more and more dialect stems are created and spread in the Internet space, dialects are radiating strong attraction and appeal, and continue to win the favor of Internet natives.
"Apart from conveying feelings and ideas, speech and rhetoric serve more as bridges to establish and maintain group relations," said Fu Xiaoguang, professor and doctoral supervisor of the Journalism and Communication Department of Communication University of China. In this sense, dialects that are grounded in nature have inherent advantages in rendering atmosphere, strengthening identity, narrowing distance, connecting emotions, etc.
"The local accent is a symbol of nostalgia and homesickness." In Duan Yaguang's view, the vivid dialect is the link between "faraway" and "hometown". The "return" of dialects among young people is the inevitable result of the establishment of their regional identity and the awakening of collective memory.
In 2021, a survey was conducted by the school media for college students, and the results showed that 81.11% of them clearly expressed their love for their hometown dialect, 76.2% of them would unconsciously speak Amway's hometown dialect to the people around them, and nearly 80% of Generation Z would like to speak for their hometown dialect.
Dialect voice retention and context inheritance
In recent years, dramas such as "Flowers" in Shanghai dialect and "Rural Love" in Northeast dialect have won great acclaim. The Shaanxi dialect in the phenomenal TV drama "Mountain and Sea Sentiment" has even brought the audience into the atmosphere of the vast Gobi desert in a second; Internet bloggers who read ancient poems in Cantonese attracted millions of fans at one fell swoop to show the beauty of poetry; The video series of "Divide for Home", which uses the dialect "Self Report Home", is a torrent of local customs.
Admittedly, as the dialect "access to the Internet" becomes the norm, it is inevitable that the dialect will become worse. However, from a broader cultural perspective, the popularity of local dialects in turn is a true reflection of the enhancement of the attraction of China's excellent traditional culture, and also a concrete reflection of the improvement of young people's cultural self-confidence.
Traditional culture "out of the circle" is not just dialects.
Represented by "Tang Palace Banquet", "Luoshen Water Ode", "Dragon's Gate King Kong", a batch of cultural programs based on excellent traditional Chinese culture and interpreted through innovative methods have set off "national trend" and "Han clothing craze" among young people.
It is worth mentioning that among the overseas Z generation groups, the learning and imitation of Chinese culture and Chinese dialects are also becoming a trend.
Marta, a Serbian girl, stayed in Shaolin Temple for 3 years to understand the mysteries of kungfu and Zen; Cameroonian boy Liu Bianjing, playing Tai Chi while singing Henan Opera to the African continent; The unknown German guy can not only speak fluent Henan dialect, but also aspire to become a Chinese doctor... These reflect the growing influence and appeal of Chinese culture in the world.
