THE HORNS AND THE SPIRAL
Distribution, structure, functions and origin
of a Eurasian children's rhyme about the snails

by Giovanni Grosskopf
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ANALYSIS OF THE TEXTS

1. Introduction
1.1 COMPLETE DATABASE
with all the versions of the rhyme,
annotated and commented
1.2 THE SYMBOLS EXPLAINED:
explaination of the codes used in the analysis
1.3 MOTIF INDEX
1.4 THEME INDEX

2. THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION MAP:
Europe and Mediterranean
Asia and Oceania
2.1 A guide to read correctly the distribution map
2.2 Remarks on the geographical distribution

3. Introducing the analysis: preliminary remarks
3.1 Introducing the analysis: general frame
3.2 Introducing the analysis: insights and methodologies I

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ANALYSIS OF THE MELODIES

Some transcriptions and recordings of the melodies
listed according to the version number assigned in the database

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