FOLKLORE PRAGMATICS: FORMATION OF THE FOLKLORE TEXT FROM A TIME PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

The descriptions of folklore currently available to folklorists are primarily based on the definition of folklore as a particular form of creativity. Literature is the closest phenomenon to folklore that uses the same material (language). The modern classification of folklore is based on the principles set by Aristotle: folklore genres are grouped into types, the latter into genera, by analogy with literary genres. The basis for such a classification is the definition of creativity as a generic concept about folklore. At the same time, it is unlikely that anyone will doubt that a significant part of folklore is creativity no more than any other human activity. The direction of the folklore action is opposite to the direction of the creative act. Sing a song, build a fence, weave a cloth - all these are actions aimed at creating new things using well-known technologies. Creativity in traditional culture can be defined as creativity within known technology (or craftsmanship).