Paired Functions
uni-directional pairs
In uni-directional functions one function of the pair is optional — indicated by the [] brackets around the optional function of the pair.
- 2:
(gamma) — Interdiction
- 3:
(delta) — Violation w/[2]
- 4:
(epsilon) — Reconnaissance
- 5:
(zeta) — Delivery w/[4]
- 5:
(eta) — Trickery
- 7:
/
(theta / lamda) — Complicity w/[6]
- 11:
— Departure w/[20]
- 20:
— Return w/11
- 16: H — Struggle
- 18: I — Victory w/[16]
bi-directional pairs
In bi-directional functions both functions of the pair are required.
- 8: A — Villainy and / or 8a: a — Lack
- 19: K — Liquidation
- 12: D — First function of donor
- 13: E — Protagionist's reaction
- 21: Pr — Pursuit
- 22: Rs — Rescue
- 23: o — Unrecognized arrival
- 27: Q — Recognition
- 24: L — Unfounded claims
- 28: Ex — Exposure
- 25: M — Difficult task
- 26: N — Solution
Based on: "Morphology of the Folktale by Vladimir Propp" (University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas, 1968)
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