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Study of Techniques of Nonsense Literature in Iranian Folklore Literature. CFL 2017; 5 (17) :163-194
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Literary nonsense is a genre in children literature which is neither devalued nor forgotten in the course of history. Rather it has always been delightful and enjoyable never forgotten. This study introduces Persian literary nonsense and analyzes the characteristics and techniques of this genre which make it constant, interesting and pervasive among children.
This research is done within the qualitative paradigm utilizing the methodology of Mayring's (2000) deductive-inductive content analysis. The samples are divided in to poetries and stories. For poetry the contemporary nonsense poems in the book of Iranian Folklores (1346) are selected. As for the stories a group of folkloric legends categorized by Khosronejad. (1389) were selected. The criteria for the researcher was correspondence with nonsense characteristics.
It is concluded that Persian nonsense works are mostly engaged with form and language structure. It also demonstrated that nonsense works--both poetry and story-- enjoy the most fundamental and primary elements of children poetries characteristics which are implied in language constructs and rhyme, since the best way for language communication with children is through rhythm. The remarkable feature of nonsense stories is an approximation and amalgamation with poetic language of this genre. Nonsense acts as the alphabet of children poetry.
Regarding the quality of being nonsense, the studied poems and stories can be categorized into these classes: syntax nonsense, semantic nonsense and pure nonsense.
This research is done within the qualitative paradigm utilizing the methodology of Mayring's (2000) deductive-inductive content analysis. The samples are divided in to poetries and stories. For poetry the contemporary nonsense poems in the book of Iranian Folklores (1346) are selected. As for the stories a group of folkloric legends categorized by Khosronejad. (1389) were selected. The criteria for the researcher was correspondence with nonsense characteristics.
It is concluded that Persian nonsense works are mostly engaged with form and language structure. It also demonstrated that nonsense works--both poetry and story-- enjoy the most fundamental and primary elements of children poetries characteristics which are implied in language constructs and rhyme, since the best way for language communication with children is through rhythm. The remarkable feature of nonsense stories is an approximation and amalgamation with poetic language of this genre. Nonsense acts as the alphabet of children poetry.
Regarding the quality of being nonsense, the studied poems and stories can be categorized into these classes: syntax nonsense, semantic nonsense and pure nonsense.
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Received: 2015/11/23 | Accepted: 2017/09/26 | Published: 2017/11/22
Received: 2015/11/23 | Accepted: 2017/09/26 | Published: 2017/11/22
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