Tongue Twister in Shanghai Dialect

Tongue twister in Shanghai dialect is a kind of folk language game with a long history. In 2013, it was listed by Shanghai Municipal Government in the list of the fourth batch of City-level Intangible Cultural Heritage in Shanghai. Inspired by rich life scenarios, tongue twisters in Shanghai dialect lay emphasis on phonological coordination and are humorous, with a strong local style. On the basis of real life, tongue twisters in Shanghai dialect include tongue twisters from children’s folk rhymes and dialect tongue twisters adapted and performed by folk artists. Dialect tongue twisters from local children’s folk rhymes are lively and vivid, and full of interestingness and situationality. They record the childhood of generations of Shanghai natives and have been handed down so far. Due to their strong flavor of life and funny wording, tongue twisters in Shanghai dialect have been extensively explored and used for reference by folk art, and returned to people’s life in humorous performance form, driving the inheritance and innovation of folk tongue twisters. Characterized by education, entertainment, reflection of life and performance, tongue twisters in Shanghai dialect have important historical, social and literary value, and display the features of local spoken language. Besides, they are the carrier of life and culture, and vividly represent the local cultural community.