The Philology of the Vernacular
@article{Bauman2008ThePO, title={The Philology of the Vernacular}, author={Richard W. Bauman}, journal={Journal of Folklore Research}, year={2008}, volume={45}, pages={29 - 36} }
I suggest in this essay that the prevailing theoretical orientation of American folklore study might best be identified as the philology of the vernacular. In the course of the essay, I outline the major tenets of this orientation, identify its principal scholarly inflections, and suggest some of its potential implications.
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