A Cognitive Approach to Traditional Oral PoetryFrames and Scripts in the Jebli Ayyu

  1. Sarali GINTSBURG
Journal:
Al-Andalus Magreb: Estudios árabes e islámicos

ISSN: 1133-8571

Year of publication: 2019

Issue: 26

Pages: 18

Type: Article

DOI: 10.25267/AAM.2019.I26.17 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

In this paper I continue to examine the oral tradition of the Jbala (northern Morocco) from the cognitive perspective. I use the notions of frame (topics or scenes) and script (formula ic language) todemonstratehowtheprocessofpoeticcreationworksinactualtime.Forthispurpose,Iproposetolookatthegenreofayyu,ashortimprovisedoralpoeticgenreintrinsictotheJbalaregion.Istartwithanintroductorysection,whereIbrieflypresentthefieldofcognitivepoetics,relevantterminologyusedbyscholarsworkinginthisfield,anddiscusslastadvancesinit.ThenIturntotheoralpoetryoftheJbalaanddemonstratehowexactlyframesandscriptsoperatewhenpoetryisperformedlive.Further,Ianalyzeindetailseveralframes,typicalofJeblipoetrytogetherwiththescriptsassociatedwiththem,andthensummarizemyfindingsintheconcludingsectionofthepaper

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