PARATEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF FOLKLORE DISCOURSE

Abstract

This paradigm of analysis highlighted in this manuscript stresses the contextual significance of paratexts in addition to covering the text's linguistic and visual breadth. Graphic elements are various parts of written discourse that complement the original text's structure without altering its content. Although they do not completely describe the text's content, paratext elements provide readers a general indication of what they can expect to find and what is being told in the text. The prefix "para" in the word "paratext" implies "associated with, next to," and generally indicates "around the text" from an etymology perspective.