多模态视角下《哪吒之魔童降世》中太乙真人的语域偏离与幽默建构

Register Deviation and the Construction of Humor: A Multimodal Analysis of Taiyi Zhenren in Nezha: Birth of the Demon Child

摘要: 本文以《哪吒之魔童降世》中的太乙真人为个案，探讨语言、声音与视觉模态如何协同呈现语域偏离，并建构角色的幽默形象。研究采用案例研究与多模态话语分析相结合的方法，从语场和语旨两个维度展开分析。研究发现，太乙真人的幽默形象源于多模态资源协同建构的语域偏离。在语场层面，方言词汇、现代科技概念及生活化场景不断将现实经验引入神话世界；在语旨层面，协商式表达及防御性身体动作共同实现角色身份的去权威化。这种语域偏离可能打破观众对传统神话人物的认知预期，从而产生幽默效果。本研究将语域偏离理论、多模态话语分析理论与不一致幽默理论相结合，尝试首次运用系统功能语言学语域理论对中文神话改编动画中的幽默角色进行多模态解构，为动画电影中神话人物幽默形象的塑造提供了新的分析视角。

Abstract: This study takes Taiyi Zhenren from Nezha: Birth of the Demon Child as a case study to explore how linguistic, vocal, and visual modalities collaboratively present register deviation and construct the character’s humorous image. Employing a combination of case study and multimodal discourse analysis, the research is conducted from two dimensions: field deviation and tenor deviation. The findings reveal that, first, Taiyi Zhenren’s humorous image stems from register deviation collaboratively presented by multimodal resources. At the level of field deviation, dialectal expressions, modern technological concepts, and daily-life scenarios continuously introduce real-world experiences into the mythical world. At the level of tenor deviation, consultative speech patterns and defensive body postures jointly contribute to the de-authoritization of the character’s identity. This deviation may disrupt the audience’s cognitive expectations of traditional mythological figures, thereby generating humorous effects. This study integrates register deviation theory with multimodal discourse analysis, representing what is, to the author’s knowledge, a first attempt to apply systemic functional register theory to a multimodal deconstruction of a humorous character in a Chinese myth-based animated film, and offering a new analytical framework for the humorous construction of mythological characters in animated films.