Variation in folklore and language Edited by Piret Voolaid and Saša Babič.
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TextPublisher: Newcastle-upon-Tyne Cambridge Scholars Publisher, [2019]Description: 1 online resource (xxix, 205 pages)ISBN: 1527540480; 9781527540484Subject(s): Folklore -- Cross-cultural studies | Folk literature -- Cross-cultural studies | Folklore -- Études transculturelles | Littérature populaire -- Études transculturelles | Folk literature | FolkloreGenre/Form: EBSCO eBooks | Electronic books. | Cross-cultural studies. DDC classification: 398 LOC classification: GR67Online resources: EBSCOhost Summary: Variation is a universal phenomenon permeating language, culture, and entire worldviews. This book analyses issues related to both specific and common variations in folklore and language as signifiers of culture and worldview. The articles here are dedicated to different genres and forms, including spoken and written language, dancing and singing, and festivities, and involve different aspects of variation. Variation is conceptualised here as the main basis of folklore dynamics and a major issue of typology. A significant part of the volume is dedicated to variations of myths and motifs, creat.
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Variation is a universal phenomenon permeating language, culture, and entire worldviews. This book analyses issues related to both specific and common variations in folklore and language as signifiers of culture and worldview. The articles here are dedicated to different genres and forms, including spoken and written language, dancing and singing, and festivities, and involve different aspects of variation. Variation is conceptualised here as the main basis of folklore dynamics and a major issue of typology. A significant part of the volume is dedicated to variations of myths and motifs, creat.
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