595 research outputs found
Folklore and Literary Tradition in the Riddles of Basil Levshin
No full textAt the article the prosaic riddles of Basil Levshin, the writer of the second half of the XVIII century, are considered in the context of Russian folklore and literary traditions. Riddles are classified according to their thematic focus, a way to create interpretive field, the subject-object organization. In the process of comparative analysis, the author comes to the conclusion that most of the riddles of the writer characterized by cognitive and heuristic orientation. They reflected both cognitive picture of the world in the representation of contemporary society, and the specifics of the national concept sphere, as well as the submission of the author of the mythological model of the world
Los urbanizadores de Arequipa : a study of the effects of urbanization on Quechua folklore, language and traditions in a southern Peruvian city
No full textThe thesis endeavours to assess the changes which have taken place, due to urbanization, in certain fundamental aspects of Quechua culture among migrants from the Southern Peruvian Sierra who have settled in the pueblos jóvenes, “shanty towns” of Arequipa, Peru.
In 7 chapters, based on material taped from 45 Quechua informants, the thesis discusses the urban milieu, evidence for the continuance of a riddling tradition, a folk song tradition, and traditional Quechua belief systems in the city. The thesis also examines the linguistic aspect of Quechua in the urban environment, whether it still constitutes a functional means of communication, and whether the closer proximity to Spanish in the city has resulted in what might be classed as an urban dialect of Quechua.
The thesis concludes that whereas Quechua immigrants to the city have been willing to adapt to city life in its more material aspects, in the more symbolic aspects of their culture, they have been less willing to change. Consequently, many features of Quechua culture appear, for the present, to be thriving in the city. Evidence for the survival of the symbolic aspects of Quechua culture are contained throughout the main body of the thesis in the Quechua transcriptions and English/Spanish translations of interviews given by informants, in the English translations of the riddles, in the synopses of the folktales narrated by the informants, and in the appendices, where the full Quechua transcriptions of some 32 folktales, 36 riddles and 24 songs are contained.
The thesis maintains that the Quechua immigrants to Arequipa constitute a new subculture which looks to the city for material support, but which is still heavily based on Quechua linguistic and cultural values. There has been a weakening of Quechua language and cultural traits in the city as a result of urbanization, but there does not appear to be the wholesale adoption of “western” ways to the detriment of Indian language and culture as was once suspected
Teaching metalinguistic awareness and reading comprehension with riddles
No full textThe article reports on multiple meanings in sentences and metalinguistic awareness in education. Comprehension of lexical ambiguity and structural ambiguity are presented as key components of reading education. The author explores the use of riddles in teaching language comprehension and having students develop their own riddles. The author concludes that riddles can encourage metalinguistic skill development and awareness. Other topics include homonyms, ambiguous sentences, riddle books, and brainstorming
Бодлер,шүлэг,оньсого: Baudelaire, verse, riddles
No full textIn this article, author discusses about Charles Baudelaire’s metaphorical and metonymical poems from structuralistic and schizoanalytical point of view. Also author compares riddles to Baudelaire’s synesthesia or ‘correspondance’ method in poetry.
Paul F. Baum. — Anglo-Saxon Riddles of the Exeter Book
No full textBlakeley L., Léaud F. J. Paul F. Baum. — Anglo-Saxon Riddles of the Exeter Book. In: Cahiers de civilisation médiévale, 12e année (n°45), Janvier-mars 1969. p. 95
Two historical riddles of the Old English Exeter Book
No full textContained within the Old English manuscript Exeter Cathedral Library MS. 3501, otherwise known as the Exeter Book, are 95 poetic riddles. These riddles have invited substantial study over the last 150 years, yet solutions to many of the riddles are still uncertain. This thesis examines two of these contested puzzles, Exeter Riddles 17 and 74. In his study, the author examines these two riddles through the method of Archaeo-Historicism. Such a method allows the investigation of the historical contexts surrounding each riddle, one that seeks clues outside of the verse. Once compiled, the historical evidence is used in conjunction with the clues offered in the riddles' texts themselves. Through this method, Chapter Two of the thesis solves Exeter Riddle 17 with the answer of "Viking Longship," and Chapter Three solves Exeter Riddle 74 with the answer of "Moon." Since the Exeter Book was likely created in the ninth or tenth centuries in England, it is likely that the volume's riddles reflect elements of life in the Anglo- Saxon world. Previous solutions to Riddles 17 and 74 however, have often failed historical tests of validity. The model of Archaeo-Historicism is thus useful in the search for evidentiary clues both inside and outside of the riddles' texts. In the concluding chapter, therefore, the author argues not only for the validity of his solutions, but also for the premise that solutions constructed from both literary and historical evidence are more viable than purely imaginative solutions.</p
Paul F. Baum. — Anglo-Saxon Riddles of the Exeter Book
No full textBlakeley L., Léaud F. J. Paul F. Baum. — Anglo-Saxon Riddles of the Exeter Book. In: Cahiers de civilisation médiévale, 12e année (n°45), Janvier-mars 1969. p. 95
Say What I Mean : Metaphor and the Exeter Book Riddles
No full textThe Exeter Book riddles are a heterogeneous collection, and at first glance it seems they have little III common beyond the riddle format and the final teasing challenge, Say what I mean, or Say what I am. The riddles range in length from a few lines to over a hundred, in tone from the religious to the mundane to the obscene; their subjects can be as specific as a butter churn or as broad as creation itself. One crucial similarity, however, does unify the riddles: all (well, almost all) are built around underlying, unstated metaphors. These metaphors-- such as a sword is a warrior, a ship is a dragon, water is a mother-- shape the riddles, governing their content and structure. (A small minority of the Exeter Book riddles are non-metaphoric. I will return to them later, but the thesis will concentrate on the metaphoric riddles). Recognition of the bond between riddles and metaphor dates back at least to Aristotle. Good riddles do, in general, provide us with satisfactory metaphors, he writes in the Rhetoric, for metaphors imply riddles, and therefore a good riddle can furnish a good metaphor (1405b
Semantic and Semiotic Features of Riddles about Chinese Characters
No full textThe article was submitted on 9.03.2020.The article analyzes the phenomenon of a riddle about Chinese character. The author reveals it relationship with the cultural tradition of China and demonstrates it possibilities for studying Chinese. It analyzed various types of the riddles in detail. The author comments various types of interaction between the semantic and semiotic aspects of this kind of riddles.В статье проанализирован феномен китайской иероглифической загадки, ее связь с китайской культурной традицией и возможность использовать иероглифические загадки для повышения эффективности изучения китайского языка. Подробно рассмотрены разные типы иероглифических загадок. Раскрыты различные типы взаимодействия семантического и семиотического аспекта иероглифической загадки
Usage of Folksongs, Rhymes and Riddles Acquiring Contents of Natural Sciences Subject in Second Grade
No full textDiplomdarba autore apskatījusi tēmu “Tautasdziesmu, skaitāmpantu, mīklu izmantošana dabas zinību mācību satura apguvē 2. klasē”. Pētījuma gaitā autore analizējusi zinātnieku, nozares speciālistu un praktiķu viedokļus par dabaszinību mācību procesu sākumizglītībā, apskatījusi folkloras materiālus, arī bērnu autoru dzejoļus ar dabaszinību saturu, aplūkojusi asociāciju izmantošanu jēdzienu iegaumēšanā un izstrādājusi piedāvājumu pa tematiem tautasdziesmu, skaitāmpantu, mīklu izmantošanai dabaszinībās 2. klasē. Pedagoģiskajā izmēģinājuma darbībā noskaidrota tautasdziesmu, mīklu, skaitāmpantu izmantošanas efektivitāte dabaszinību satura apguvē 2. klasē. Atslēgvārdi: dabaszinības, asociācijas, tautasdziesmas, mīklas, skaitāmpanti, pedagoģiskai izmēģinājums.The author of the qualification work has examined the topic „Usage of folksongs, rhymes and riddles acquiring contents of Natural Sciences subject in second grade”. In the research process the author has analysed scientists’, field specialists’ and practitioners’ opinions about the education process of Natural Sciences subject in primary school, examined folklore materials, poems for children with contents of Natural Sciences, as well as the usage of associations in concept acquisition. The author has also developed and arranged by topics an offer of folksongs, rhymes and riddles for usage in Natural Sciences acquisition in second grade. The efficiency of usage of folksongs, rhymes and riddles in Natural Sciences acquisition in second grade was established in the action of a pedagogical tryout. Key words: Natural Sciences, associations, folksongs, riddles, rhymes, pedagogical tryout
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