This study has the goal of clearing that on the basis of this, the essential attribute of Saseolsijo[=a form of shijo with unlimited length in the middle verse; we use this Saseolsijo word that is following below] is on the Conventionality by examining the social and cultural background and the basis that was prevailed at Choson latter term, and investigating the way of poetic shaping methods that is text inner grammar.
Namely, that is to wish to make out through the internal and external studying of text that Saseolsijo has a basement of aesthetic base in the enjoying for pleasure as amusement oriented literature.
By the way, these point happened to start to understand the form of Saseolsijo by sincere literature overly. Therefore we want to see in sight of ''Literature that do function by ''amusement for pleasure'' than to grasp the form of Saseolsijo as ''Sincere literature''. Above all, we need to examine the concept of ''Conventionality'' and the literary shaping phase for this. As the result, ''Conventionality'' could be defined the concept in terminology that it means value neutrality and objective situation as ''the customs of prevailing in the world or all around reaching'' , and could know that is materialized as ''Easy of comprehension'', ''Escaping of seriousness'', and ''Coexistence of inhomogeneity''.
We need to get the study contents as the followings for accomplishment the purpose if this study on the basis of these study''s critical mind and investigation criterion.
First, we looked into the social and cultural situation of Saseolsijo prevalence , its enjoyment aspect and the musical basement. That is why we thought these on the above as the necessary examining objects for observing that Conventional character of Saseolsijo comes true for some direction. And then, we investigated about having been configured as ''Coexistence of easy'', ''Escaping of seriousness'', and ''Inhomogeneity of comprehension'' through what kind of poetic techniques. On the basis of investigation results of the above, the essential attribute of Saseolsijo is in ''Conventionality'' and doing function as literature for ''Merrymaking''. If we examine concretely the results of these study contents, we can be summarized as followings.
In chapter Ⅱ, We had a good look into prevalence background and basement for Saseolsijo through the social and cultural situation of Choson latter term, enjoyment aspect of Saseolsijo , and its musical basement. in Choson latter term, Seoul had underwent a change to city from administration center to commerce center by urbanization, development of distribution industry, induction of coinage. And there was Gyeonghwasajok, at that time, in the yangban[=the nobility] class because differentiation of class consisted , and the middle class appeared by new influence.
These had acted role as main charge class of Choson latter term culture through huge material base, and there was the direction mainly in consumed and apolaustic.
We can judge that prevalence of Saseolsijo caused indirect effect. In the meantime, Gagaek[a good singer] was as a active charge class who created, hauled and appreciated, and Gyeonghwasajok was as an economical support and main appreciation class. The appearance of specialist singers reminded differentiation aspects of various musical pieces, especially differentiation aspects of musical pieces that put and sang Saseolsijo was formed variously. Saseolsijo was enjoyed laying stress on taking entering Choson latter term, and so they were presented Gajip re-containing aspect of work that decline of a kind of short consecutive lyric poem and Gagaek''s appearance that showed characteristic to Saseolsijo. The above was to examine Saseolsijo through direct and indirect factors which was enjoyed laying stress on taking from playing space.
In chapter Ⅲ, Saseolsijo was investigated about shaping by how was changed as ''Coexistence of easy, escaping of position, inhomogeneity of comprehension'' through poetic technique of taking a distance, unfolding way, tag etc.
In advanced, that Saseolsijo was materialized by easy of comprehension through poetic techniques of ''taking a distance as a messenger, unfolding by homogeneous parallel, story-telling unfolding, institutive formular, formular as frame distance and so on in section 1. In section 2, we examined that was materialized by escaping of sincerity through poetic techniques of ''Onlooking taking a distance, imbalance parallel, onomatopoeic word, word designed to express mimicry of behavior'' and so on
And we searched for phenomenon that heterogeneous elements are coexisting dividing to contents and genre aspect in section 3.
We prescribed characteristics of conventional literature of Saseolsijo on the basis of investigation results of chapter Ⅱ and Ⅲ.
We found out that ''Conventionality'' means that is objective phenomenon that can be defined to concept ''Spread widely in the world or manners of characteristics which can accept'', and has compulsorily to be able to be accepted widely by basic intensive factors ''inhomogeneity of comprehension, escaping of sincerity, Coexistence of easy''. That is, it should be understood easily for being accepted to a person widely, must seek interest and laugh than be serious, and must expropriate various and sometimes heterogeneous things. According to the results of analysing Saseolsijo by this standard, these elements appeared independently and showed up mixing each other. Escaping of sincerity does to mean the ease of comprehension, and coexistence of inhomogeneity has characteristics of ease of comprehension and escaping of sincerity simultaneously. For example, specific and lifelike expression is possible by using onomatopoeic word, word designed to express mimicry of behavior, and this is acting two attributes at the same time by ease of comprehension and escaping of sincerity. Even if it wears some states, we could confirm that Saseolsijo was doing to configure basis attribute of this three ''Conventionality''s variously through various kinds techniques.
for all that still, basic characteristics itself of ''Conventionlity'' does not have direction that it goes forward. that is whether it is to go for productive direction, or to be consumable and pleasurable has been dependent upon social, cultural inclination and in what space, methods, and atmosphere These were necessary examinations to investigate aspect for code that speaks in semiotics to realize.
We examined that Saseolsijo mainly acted continuously in music session that was represented by a song and musical meeting. From this fact, Saseolsijo enjoyed in the elegance meeting with basis attributes of ''Conventionality. It means that this is ''Conventional literature'' that Saseolsijo does function as literature for merrymaking by main thing.
Saseolsijo consists with a base codes of ''Coexistence of easy, escaping of sincerity, inhomogeneity of comprehension'', but that these codes retains some meaning and comes true very variable . As speaking before, we said Saseolsijo as literature for amusement. By the way, at this time, realization aspect of meaning becomes different as which characteristics of ''Merrymaking'' is some concretely this time. That is to say, we must search for relation-net that include each other circularly by bigger text that can grasp characteristics of ''Merrymaking'' is established. According as grasping characteristics of merrymaking differently in each investigator hereupon now, the socal, cultural significance of Saseolsijo has been become to see differently.
Social, cultural inclination of an age, however, does not show in a simple appearance.
Therefore, poems and songs historical meanings , and moreover its cultural, artistic significance of Saseolsijo is judged that can be illuminated completely when synthetic investigation made up about whether heterogeneous social, cultural inclinations do setting down in life in some relationship that is coexisting in period. We have a meaning in this study that Saseolsijo has the characteristics of ''Conventioal literature'' for amusement, and by identifying the specific aspect of merrymaking, we leave by work after weight the working about poems and songs historical meanings , and moreover its cultural, artistic significance of Saseolsijo.

본고는 사설시조를 대상으로 조선 후기에 들어서 성행하게 된 사회문화적 배경과 그 기반을 살펴보고, 텍스트의 내적 문법인 시적 형상화 방식을 고찰하여, 이를 토대로 사설시조의 본질적 속성이 ‘통속’에 있음을 밝히는 데에 목적이 있었다. 사설시조가 유희지향적 문학으로서 오락적 즐김에 미학적 기반이 있음을 텍스트 내외적 성격의 고찰을 통해서 밝히고자 하는 것이었다. 이러한 목적을 설정한 데에는 기존 논의에서 사설시조를 대상으로 이루어진 여러 논쟁점들에 대한 실마리를 찾고자 하는 데서 비롯되었다.
사설시조는 담당층, 미적 기반, 정체성 등에서 연구자들에 따라 다른 견해가 개진되어 왔다. 그런데 이러한 견해가 나타나게 된 데에는 사설시조를 진지한 문학의 대상으로 여겨져 온 데에서 빚어진 결과라 판단하였다. 이에 본고는 사설시조가 진지한 문학이 아닌 유흥의 위한 문학이라는 새로운 시각으로 접근하고자 한 것이다 .
이러한 논의를 효과적으로 하기 위해서는 우선 ‘통속’에 대한 나름대로의 시각을 가질 필요가 있었다. 사설시조를 ‘대중’, ‘서민’이 아닌 ‘통속’을 기본 속성으로 하고 있는 문학으로 보자는 것이 본고의 입각점이었기 때문이다. ‘통속’은 어떠한 가치도 개입되지 않는 용어로서, 당시의 사회에서 ‘널리 수용될 수 있는 것들이 지니고 있는 기본 요소’임을 알아내었다. 그런데 이런 ‘통속’은 ‘이해의 용이성, 진지성의 회피, 이질성의 공존’의 모습을 보인다. 따라서 이러한 ‘통속’의 기본 속성들이 사설시조에서는 어떠한 기법을 통해 이루어지는가를 살펴보았다.
그런데 ‘통속’은 가치 중립적이어서 사회적 기능에 대한 것을 고찰하기 위해서는 사회문화적 성향을 알아볼 필요가 있었다. Ⅱ장에서 이점을 살펴보았다. 조선 후기 들어서 서울은 행정 중심의 도시에서 상업 도시로 그 성격이 변화하였다. 한편 신분체계가 개편, 분화되는데, 경화사족의 형성과 중인층 성장을 특징으로 하고 있다. 이들은 막대한 부를 지니고 조선 후기 예술의 주 담당층으로 역할을 하였다. 특히 주목을 요하는 것은 중인층의 성장이다. 경아전 출신에서 많은 가객들이 나오고 이른바 가단적 성격을 띤 동호인 집단이 형성되었기 때문이다. 이들은 전문적이 지식을 기반으로 악곡의 변화를 일으킨다. 이러한 사회문화적 기반 속에서 성행하게 된 장르가 사설시조임을 살펴보았다. 그리고 사설시조의 담당층은 조선 후기 문화를 주도해 간 경화사족과 중인층으로 보아야 함을 살펴보았다.
Ⅲ장에서는 이해의 용이성, 진지성의 회피, 이질성의 공존이 어떠한 기법에 의해 형상화되는가를 살펴보았다. 거리두기, 문체, 상투어구 등 시적 형상화에 있어서 중요한 기법을 중심으로 구체적으로 어떠한 양상을 띠는가를 살펴본 것이다. 그 결과 사설시조에 동원된 여러 시적 기법들은 쉬운 이해를 기반으로 흥미와 웃음을 유발할 수 있는 방향으로 기능하고 있으며, 유흥을 위해서는 다양하고 때로는 이질적인 요소까지 흡수하는 경향이 있음을 알아내었다.
Ⅳ장에서는 이제까지의 논의를 종합하면서 사설시조의 장르적 정체성에 대하여 살펴보았다. Ⅲ장의 논의를 정리하면서 ‘통속’의 세 가지 기본 속성은 서로 혼융되어 나타남을 먼저 살펴보았고, 유흥문화 놀이문화 속에서 향유됨을 Ⅱ장의 논의를 끌어와 설명함으로써, 사설시조의 문학적 성격이 ‘통속’에 있음을 알아내었다. 즉 사설시조는 유흥을 위한 문학임을 밝힌 것이다.
그런데 ‘통속문학’으로서의 사설시조가 지니고 있는 시가사적 의의 더 나아가 문화예술사적 의의를 알아내기 위해서는 이질적인 성향이 공존하고 있는 사회의 다면적 성격에 대한 종합적 고찰이 선행되지 않고는 단정지을 수 없음을 아울러 살펴보았다. 이것은 본고의 한계이면서 앞으로의 과제이기도 하다.