The Functionalism of Morphological Elements in the Cipan Aromanian Lullaby “Dornji scumpul a`li mani”
The Functionalism of Morphological Elements in the Cipan Aromanian Lullaby “Dornji scumpul a`li mani”

Summary/Abstract: Aromanians, originating in the southern Balkans, constitute a distinct category among the Eastern Latin populations. They are currently found in Greece, Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Croatia. They immigrated into Romania at the end of the First Balkan War (1913) and settled mainly in Dobrogea. Their creative sensitivity has engendered original pieces of art regarded as genuine national treasures. Among Aromanian artistic accomplishments there is the lullaby, a unique folkloric subgenre with particular features and a precise function. My undertaking is based on the following hypothesis: if the creative process observes the functionalism of morphological elements, the pattern and the characteristic features of the lullaby, then the result will be valuable and praiseworthy.

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