On Changes in the Value System of Peasants in the SR Slovenia

Narod na selu neprekidno parafrazira razne pošlo- c vice, da bi ih što bolje adaptirao na nove društvene — prilike i uskladio sa svojim svakidašnjim materijal- >{J nim i duhovnim potrebama. Zbog toga istraživač »metodom parafraze« može pratiti društvene promjene, ali tek ako se ona dopuni metodom direktnog promatranja i participacije parafrazera. U teoretskom smislu od velike je važnosti uobziriti »entitet sistema« na razini općeg i globalnog i »sistem entiteta« na razini posebnog i pojedinačnog. Ova preliminarna analiza bavi se sistemom (realnih) entiteta i pruža stanovite rezultate na bazi 377 izabranih slovenskih poslovica i 538 parafraza tih poslovica. Ovaj istraživački rad tek je početna faza, pa će se nastaviti s pomoću analize većeg broja sentencija, aforizama, apoftegmi i parafraze, te analize društvenih slojeva i ostalih skupina kojima pripadaju parafrazeri. To je ostvarljivo u direktnim kontaktima s istraživačem ili preko indirektnih, sekundarnih izvora, u kojima ulogu parafrazera imaju autori takozvanih slovenskih »zavičajnih pripovijesti «.The logic of real entities is a permanent stimulation of change in the system of values of Slovene peasants. Systems of thought on which folk maxims are based argument not only an intuitive, but also a cognitive component. Village inhabitants constantly paraphrase proverbs, adapting them to new social conditions and bringing them into harmony with material and spiritual needs. Thus a researcher using the »paraphrase method« can follow changes only if he also uses, in addition, the method of direct observation with participation. In theory it is very important to consider the »entity of the system« on the level of the general, and the global »system of entities« on the level of the special and individual. This preliminary analysis treats the system of (real) entities and offers certain results on the basis of 377 selected Slovene proverbs and 538 paraphrases linked with them. This research will be continued with an analysis of a larger number of maxims, aphorisms, apothegms and paraphrases, and an analysis of the social strata and other groups to which those coining the paraphrases belong