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... riddle or the riddle in the strict sense compares an object to another entirely different object . " ( Taylor 1943 : 129 ) * 6 A further refinement by Taylor is the analysis of riddles into two descriptive elements , one positive and ...
... riddle or the riddle in the strict sense compares an object to another entirely different object . " ( Taylor 1943 : 129 ) * 6 A further refinement by Taylor is the analysis of riddles into two descriptive elements , one positive and ...
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... riddles may consist of non- contradictory descriptions , and that some riddles are no more than literal de- scriptions . The narrowness of Taylor's definition of the true riddle is further revealed when one observes that even in riddles ...
... riddles may consist of non- contradictory descriptions , and that some riddles are no more than literal de- scriptions . The narrowness of Taylor's definition of the true riddle is further revealed when one observes that even in riddles ...
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... riddle : A riddle is a traditional verbal ex- pression which contains one or more descriptive elements , a pair of which may be in opposition ; the referent of the elements is to be guessed . * 11 There are two general categories of ...
... riddle : A riddle is a traditional verbal ex- pression which contains one or more descriptive elements , a pair of which may be in opposition ; the referent of the elements is to be guessed . * 11 There are two general categories of ...
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Identification and Interpretation | 28 |
From Etic to Emic Units in the Structural Study of Folktales | 61 |
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