Folktale conceptual model based on folktale classification system of type, motif, and function

This paper elaborates a study conducted to propose a folktale conceptual model based on folktale classification systems of type, motif, and function.Globally, three distinguish folktale classification systems exist and have been used for many years nonetheless not actually converge and achieve agreement on classification issues. The study aims to develop a conceptual model that visually depicts the combination and connection of the three folktale classification systems.The method opted for the conceptual model development is pictorial representation.It is hoped that the conceptual model developed would be an early platform to subsequently catalyze more robust and cohesive folktale classification system