Variation in folklore and language

Titel: Variation in folklore and language / edited by Piret Voolaid and Saša Babič ; language editors, Aleksander Takovski and Lucie Boase
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Veröffentlicht: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019
Umfang: vi, 205 Seiten : Illustrationen, Karten ; 22 cm
Format: Buch
Sprache: Englisch
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ISBN: 9781527537897

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, creativity, intertextuality, and transmediality.