Differences Between Oriental and Occidental Foklore Texts in Terms of Using Zoonyms

Аннотация

Zoonymy, the practice of naming and attributing symbolic meanings to animals, has been a vital aspect of human culture for millennia. In folklore texts, zoonyms, which mean animal names, play a multifaceted role, embodying moral lessons, cultural values, and mythical archetypes. These names are more than mere identifiers; they often symbolize traits, convey allegories, and connect human experiences with the natural world. This article explores how zoonyms are employed in folklore texts and their cultural, symbolic, and literary significance and compares differences between eastern and western foklore texts in terms of using zoonyms. Keywords: Zoonym, cultural values, sybols, linguistics, folklore, oriental folklore,metaphors, zoonymic symbolism. and Mircea Eliade examine the recurrence of specific Introduction: Zoonymy in folklore texts serves as a zoonyms in global mythologies and their archetypal bridge between the human and natural worlds, roles in folklore. imbuing stories with cultural, moral, and symbolic depth. Through the use of animal names, these texts Symbolic Functions: Scholars like Roland Barthes encapsulate universal truths while reflecting the explore the semiotic systems of animal names in unique values of individual cultures. As a literary folklore. Zoonymic symbolism is analyzed as part of device, zoonymy not only enriches the narrative but larger cultural sign systems that encode moral lessons also ensures its enduring relevance in both traditional or spiritual beliefs. and modern contexts. Claude Lévi-Strauss’s Key Researchers and Works structuralist approach in Mythologiques examines how Claude Lévi-Strauss: Analysis of myths and animal animal symbols function in myths and storytelling to symbolism in structural anthropology. resolve cultural oppositions (e.g., nature vs. culture, life vs. death). Joseph Campbell: Archetypes in global mythology and their recurring motifs 2. Linguistic Approaches