Ambiguity on Definitions of Memorate Concept and an Attempt to Definition

Abstract

Myth, fairy tales, legends, folk stories, anecdotes, which have been accepted for a long time in prose narrative tradition, have been studied with various methods of investigation and they have continued to be expanded. There is no doubt that a new species called "memorate" has been added to these species, which have been frequently discussed, in a short time has been instrumental in the emergence of great differences of opinion. The so-called "memorate", which is the center of our production, caused problems in Europe with the inclusion of terminology in 1934 and in American folklore studies since the 1970s. The concept of "memorate" and "fabulate", which was invented by Von Sydow and has basic definitions together, is related to not only what is happening but also what is not and therefore these concepts have been tried to be defined in various ways for a long time. It is worth noting that the attempts to draw the boundaries of this definition and conception partly helped to put the concept on the ground, but a comprehensive consensus never emerged. The reason is that these two concepts are perceived in different forms. We think it would be more appropriate to complete this work in three stages. In this respect, we will examine the emergence of the concept in the first part and the definitions on this concept, the second part on the problems of definitions of "memorate" and "fabulate", and the third part on the basis of all the obtained data and studies.

Keywords

• Memorate,Fabulate,Personal Experience Narrative

Memorat Kavramının Tanımlarındaki Belirsizlik ve Bir Tanım Denemesi

Öz

Nesir anlatı geleneği içerisinde uzun zamandır kabul görmüş olan mit, masal, efsane, halk hikayesi, fıkra türleri çeşitli inceleme metotlarıyla ele alınıp araştırmalar genişletilmeye devam etmiştir. Sık sık ele alınan bu türlerin yanına, “memorat” adında yeni bir tür eklenmiş olması hiç şüphe yok ki kısa zamanda büyük görüş ayrılıklarının ortaya çıkmasına vesile olmuştur. Makalemizin merkezini teşkil eden ve “memorat” adı verilen anlatılar, 1934 senesinde terminolojiye dahil olmasıyla birlikte Avrupa’da, 1970’lerden itibaren ise Amerika halkbilim çalışmalarında birtakım sorunlara sebep olmuştur. Von Sydow tarafından ortaya atılan ve beraberinde temel tanımlara sahip olan “memorat” ve “fabulat” kavramı, yalnızca ne olduğu ile alakalı değil, ne olmadığı ile alakalı da ifadeler içerdiğinden dolayı uzun müddet boyunca bu iki kavram çeşitli şekillerde tanımlanmaya çalışılmıştır. Bu tanımlama ve kavramın sınırlarını çizme denemeleri kısmen kavramın bir zemine oturtulmasına fayda sağlamıştır fakat kapsamlı bir mutabakatın kesinlikle ortaya çıkmadığını da belirtmek gerekir. Bunun sebebi ise bu iki kavramın farklı şekillerde algılanmasıdır. Bu çalışmayı üç aşama ile tamamlamanın daha isabetli olacağını düşünmekteyiz. Bu bakımdan ilk kısımda kavramın ortaya çıkışı ve bu kavram üzerine yapılan tanımları, ikinci kısımda “memorat” ve “fabulat” kavramlarına ait tanımlardaki sorunları ele alacağız ve üçüncü kısımda ise elde edilen bütün veriler ve çalışmalar ışığında bir tanım denemesinde bulunacağız.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Memorat,Fabulat,Şahsi Tecrübe Hikayesi

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