Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

C. Faïk-Nuji Madiya. "Le kasala et ses traits essentiels dans la littérature orale traditionnelle luba." Cahiers d'études africaines, 15:457-80.

Analysis of an oral genre, a type of brief heroic song, in terms of its formal linguistic features, characteristic narrative patterns, and sociocultural context.
Area: AF