Publication Date:
2024-03-24
Description:
Riddles are a journey into a fascinating world rich in delightful metaphors and ambiguity. This book is based on material drawn from all over the world and analyses both traditional true riddles and contemporary joking questions. It introduces the reader to different riddling situations and the many functions of riddles, wich vary from education to teasing, and from defusing a heated situation to entertainment. In addition to providing a survey of international riddle scholarship, the book has a comprehensive bibliography with suggestions for further reading.
Keywords:
popular tradition
;
folkloristics
;
folklore
;
riddles
;
Finland
;
Metaphor
;
Semantics
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thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFF Historical and comparative linguistics
;
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology
Language:
English
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