中篇小说文体概念的定义及其特征的研究中颇多争议,这是由在小说家族中中篇与长篇、短篇之间的文体纠葛引起的,其间存在各种交叉现象,需要具体地历史地为中篇小说文体定位。“适中性”是中篇小说文体的活性基因,内含“适应”“适用”和“适度”三维。“适中性”是中篇小说文体的形态特征,从而也可以看作是认知中篇小说文体基本原则和特征的研究路径。中篇小说文体的独立性地位,取决于创作主体和社会审美的需求。 There are many controversies in the definition and characterization of stylistic concepts in the novels. This is caused by the stylistic entanglements between the novelettes and the long and short stories in the novel family. There are various kinds of crossover phenomena in the history, For the novella style positioning. “Moderation ” is the active gene of novella style, which contains “adapt ” “apply ” and “moderate ” three-dimensional. “Moderateness ” is the morphological feature of the novella style, so it can also be regarded as the research path of recognizing the basic principles and characteristics of the novella style. The independent status of the novella style depends on the creative subject and the aesthetic needs of the society.