The formation of Estonian folklore collections reflects a tension between archaism and modernity, with folklore serving as a cornerstone of 19th-century national identity and ethnic historiography. Authenticity, rooted in orality, historicity and philological precision, dominated collecting practices to rescue ‘old treasures’ from destruction and disappearance in a modernising society. This study examines the interplay of oral and printed traditions in the runosong corpus, employing a hybrid methodology of close reading of archival texts (supplemented by historical publications) and distant reading via the Estonian Runosongs Database and linked FILTER database. This approach bridges quantitative pattern detection with qualitative, contextual interpretation, addressing challenges in analysing dialectical, poetic corpora.
Journal:Tiltai
Volume 69, Issue 4 (2014), pp. 105–114
Abstract
Literacy is a concept, which almost has taken over and included concepts like reading, writing and inter human social communication in general. However, it has only recently been integrated into the AAC-fields connected to social work, special education and assistive technologies. This paper focuses on some key-questions regarding AAC and literacy, mentioning that the holistic approach of AAC in combination with a general linguistic theory as the one by Charles Peirce, creates a more whole or holistic perspective for thinking and looking for answers on these questions. The social model created by Uri Bronfenbrenner is also very applicable. Even though a holistic approach demands openness on the behalf of the teacher or interventionist as well as of the user her/himself, it is important to remember the need for good methods and methodology, based upon good practical evidence with the common target to acquire literacy.