I am not accustomed to such theory. i enjoy literature with realisatio of emotion and imagination and intllect.By deconstructing the piece of art , this may give you the texture , but not the context and appreciation. Hw ever it is also necessary in some academic domain where literaty theiroeos are discussed.My idea is that , cutting across the theories , now a days multi- disciplinary approaches are emerging. Text and contexts determine the type of interpretition.

SDRT is a high type of research in literature which I have no access.

Dhanyavad Mahendra! :-) SDRT is all about context, meaning as Context Change Potential (CCP), and is rather interdisciplinary as well. It may be too detailed to serve you well in your analysis of Folklore, as it addresses research questions that are precise and detailed in a different kind of direction. Thanks again for your encouragement.

Dear Alastair

Can you send the materials related to SDRT . It may happen that we always use context for analysis . Some times with out knowing the theory we use the anayltical methods which stems out from the content and our cognitive mind.

How ever, both practice and theory are important in academic domain and public domain respectively.

Ps send some material on it in my [email protected]

best regards

mahendra

"Some times with out knowing the theory we use the anayltical methods which stems out from the content and our cognitive mind."

Absolutely, Sir!

Especially in regards to language usage, spoken or written, the most robust theories capture with clarity our subconscious cognitive processes in communication. We all know how to communicate, the tricky thing is describing what we're doing.

I'll send you some material by the authors of the theory. Later, I hope to be able to post some material of my own, regarding simplified use of the theory in literary analysis, in my case aimed at helping students of biblical folk literature interpret that literature reliably, in a way that resonates nicely with common-sense intuitions.