THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE CONCEPTS OF PSEUDONYM AND FOLKLORISM

Abstract

This paper explores the theoretical and methodological foundations of two interrelated concepts in folkloristics—pseudonym and folklorism. It investigates their functions in the processes of authorship, cultural transmission, and reinterpretation of traditional materials within both oral and literary contexts. Drawing on perspectives from European, Russian, and Uzbek folklore studies, the article highlights how pseudonymity and folklorism reflect the dynamic interplay between collective creativity and individual authorship, as well as between tradition and modernity