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Тhe article addresses the phenomenon of folkloric discourse in the light of philological research. There is a comparison and contrast of several approaches to the study of folkloric discourse and its components: fairy-tale discourse, ballads, songs, proverbs etc. In contemporary philological research there are various approaches to investigating discourse in general and folkloric discourse in particular: cognitive approach, critical analysis, contrastive analysis etc. The notion of folklore is sometimes utilized synonymously to the notion of folkloric discourse in reference to folkloric texts realized in the particular period of time. The present article attempts to draw a line of demarcation among these notions and define them as separate phenomena, though intricately connected to each other. This inquiry is based on the necessity of identifying the place of folkloric discourse in the system of linguistic and literary researches. The most common definitions of folklore and folkloric discourse are exemplified and their essence is analyzed. Commemoration in folkloric discourse is emphasized as one of the factors influencing the separation of this type of discourse in various research practices. Additionally, the main vectors of the influence of folkloric discourse are identified. |
