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Variation in folklore and language /

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Babič, Saša (Editor ), Voolaid, Piret (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publisher, [2019].
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxix, 205 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1527540480
9781527540484