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Foklore Terms

Pre-Midterm

Terms

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folk simile
comparative statement, usually expressed with "like" or "as"
pop culture
commercially driven, mass produced for a general audience, multiple existence, but no variation
literary culture
emphasis on original master creator, virtuoso performers, elite emphasis on original master creator, virtuoso performers, elite audience, requiring training/education, no multiple existence, no variation
text
the actual words, musical notes, movements, rules, shapes, materials, and so on that make up the item
monogenesis + diffusion
single moment of creation at a particular time and place, and then spreads through repetition (tradition) and person-to-person contact (resonance)
folkore
a cultural item that has multiple existence and variation, with resonance which proliferates amoung fokl groups via tradtion
texture
stylistic and aesthetic aspects of the text. Eg: pitch, rhyme, rhythm, pitch, color, tone, etc
proverbs
traditional proposition statements that consist of at least one descriptive element
automigration
folklore moves across populations without populations themselves migrating
folklore
spreads through oral tradition, (mostly) anonymous, unofficial, informal, free
folk metaphor
direct equation, usually expressed as a verbal infinitives
superstitions
traditional expression of one of more conditions and one or more results with some of the conditions, signs, and others, causes
non-oppositional proverbs
create an equality between descriptive, create identification relationships between descriptive elements, all single descriptive elements
oppositional proverbs
create contrastive relationships between descriptive elements
fixed-phrase
the text of the item must be performed the same way every time
polygenesis
independent creation based on common human archetypes and the universality of human culture
free-phrase
the text of the item is fluid - usually changes from performance to performance
context
who, where, when, how and why the item was actually performed.

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