Kaalukas regivärsiuurimus
A substantial research on regilaul

Summary/Abstract: Ingrid Rüütel presents Mari Sarv’s book Loomiseks loodud: regivärsimõõt traditsiooniprotsessis (Created for Creation: Regivärss Prosody in the Tradition Process), published by Teaduskirjastus of the Estonian Literary Museum in 2008. The book by Mari Sarv gives an overview of the prosody of Estonian Kalevala-metric folk song, its structure and evolvement, presenting, for the first time, an analysis of the versification of regilaul, encompassing the entire relevant distribution area in Estonia. The results allow for the author to distinct between three prosodic areas, describe the regional prosodic features and metric dialects of the regilaul.

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