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Концептуална метафора, етически и емически подход при класификацията на типовете приказки във фолклористиката
Conceptual metaphor, etic and emic approaches in the classification of tale types in folklore studies

Author(s): Delyana Dimitrova
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Bulgarian Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Шуменски университет »Епископ Константин Преславски«
Keywords: conceptual metaphor; classification of fairy folk tale/s; etic and emic approach

Summary/Abstract: The article outlines the advantages of an alternative classification of fairy folk tale types in folklore studies based on conceptual metaphor. The thesis that such a classification would have precedence over existing methods is defended, as it has the potential to combine the advantages of the two basic approaches to exploring the fairy folk tale – the etic and emic approach in folklore studies.