Difference between revisions of "Mythème"
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| + | Neologism coined by [[Levi-Strauss]] by analogy with [[phoneme]], and used to describe the elementary units employed in the structural analysis of [[myth]]s. | ||
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Like [[Saussure]]'s [[sign]]s, [[mythemes]] are created by binary or ternary oppositions and are analogous with the functions identified by [[Propp]] in his morphology of the folk tale. | Like [[Saussure]]'s [[sign]]s, [[mythemes]] are created by binary or ternary oppositions and are analogous with the functions identified by [[Propp]] in his morphology of the folk tale. | ||
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[[Mytheme]]s are to be identified with functions, and not with the characters of mythical tales. | [[Mytheme]]s are to be identified with functions, and not with the characters of mythical tales. | ||
[[Category:Anthropology]] | [[Category:Anthropology]] | ||
[[Category:Linguistics]] | [[Category:Linguistics]] | ||
Revision as of 20:12, 10 June 2006
Neologism coined by Levi-Strauss by analogy with phoneme, and used to describe the elementary units employed in the structural analysis of myths.
Like Saussure's signs, mythemes are created by binary or ternary oppositions and are analogous with the functions identified by Propp in his morphology of the folk tale.
Mythemes are to be identified with functions, and not with the characters of mythical tales.
