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Folktale Morphology

Folktale Morphology is a structural analytic framework within folkloristics that systematically classifies narrative elements and their sequential functions to identify invariant patterns and transformations across folktales, distinguishing it from thematic or psychological approaches by focusing on the syntagmatic organization of plot constituents.

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2017–2026

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Variants

Narrative Morphology

Parents

Publications

24

The Morphology of North American Indian Folktales

Butler Waugh, Alan Dundes · Journal of American Folklore · 1966 · 156 citations

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Nootka Texts. Tales and Ethnological Narratives with Grammatical Notes and Lexical Materials

Ethel G. Aginsky · American Anthropologist · 1947 · 153 citations

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The European Folktale: Form and Nature

Regina Bendix, Max Lüthi, John D. Niles · Western Folklore · 1983 · 101 citations · Full text

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Binary Opposition in Myth: The Propp/Levi-Strauss Debate in Retrospect

Alan Dundes · Western Folklore · 1997 · 87 citations · Full text

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Elements of a Narrative Grammar

A. J. Greimas, Catherine Porter · diacritics · 1977 · 69 citations

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Authors

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  1. AD
    Alan Dundes

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    2 publications · 243 citations

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  2. MA
    Mark A. Finlayson

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    2 publications · 55 citations

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  3. BW
    Butler Waugh

    1 publications · 156 citations

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  4. MB
    Maja Bošković‐Stulli

    1 publications · 18 citations

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  5. LR
    Leonard Roberts

    Stanford University, United States

    1 publications · 16 citations

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Institutions

8

  1. Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, Spain

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    60 citations

  2. Florida International University

    Miami, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  3. Hunter College

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    153 citations

  4. Nanyang Technological University

    Singapore, Singapore

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

  5. Drexel University

    Philadelphia, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    36 citations

  6. Indiana University

    Bloomington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  7. Smolensk State University

    Smolensk, Russia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  8. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    1 publications

    20 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of American Folklore

    JAF · 3 publications · 204 citations

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  2. Western Folklore

    2 publications · 188 citations

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  3. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 1 publications · 10 citations

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  4. Literary and Linguistic Computing

    LLC · 1 publications · 18 citations

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  5. Speculum

    1 publications · 38 citations

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