Noun-epithets of Dongba and Daba oral traditions

IF 0.4 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Duoduo Xu
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Abstract

Dongba and Daba chants represent two of the few oral traditions still surviving in the world. In both traditions, the main category of formulaic expressions consists of traditional noun-epithets describing spirits. Dongba and Daba spirits can be classified into five categories, of which the noun-epithets used to describe them share similar features. Another significant percentage of noun-epithets portray figures of animals. Dongba and Daba chants are both chanted in odd-numbered metric patterns in which noun-epithets are adapted to the metric context. Besides the core expression (often a tetra-syllabic compound), several monosyllabic words not affecting the core meaning may be inserted as optional morphemes to modify the number of syllables in the noun-epithet. This study provides a systematic philological analysis of the vast repertoire of Daba and Dongba noun-epithets. Comparative mythology and comparative linguistics combine to present a comprehensive description of the stylistic features of Daba and Dongba noun-epithets.
东巴语和达巴语口头传统的名词称谓
东巴和大巴圣歌代表了世界上为数不多的仍然存在的口头传统中的两种。在这两种传统中,公式化表达的主要类别由描述精神的传统名词形容词组成。东巴神和大巴神可分为五类,其中用于形容东巴神的名词形容词具有相似的特点。名词形容词中还有相当一部分描写动物的形象。东巴和大巴圣歌都是以奇数度规的形式吟唱的,其中名词形容词适应度规语境。除了核心表达(通常是四音节复合词)之外,可以插入几个不影响核心含义的单音节单词作为可选词素,以修改名词形容词中的音节数量。本研究对大量的大巴和东巴名词形容词进行了系统的文献学分析。比较神话学和比较语言学相结合,对大巴和东巴名词形容词的文体特征进行了全面的描述。
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Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area
Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS-
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