Mācību grāmata kā nozīmīgs terminoloģijas resurss: Luda Bērziņa “Ievads latviešu tautas dzejā”

Abstract

Keywords: Ludis Bērziņš, textbook, folklore studies, dainology, resource of terminology The personality of Ludis Bērziņš (1870–1965) in Latvian culture has been characterised using such words as poet, theologian, pedagogue, and even scientist. The initiative for this study is based on Bērziņš’ pedagogical work and research, which resulted in a textbook being an important resource of terminology for Latvian folklore studies. The study is dedicated to the 150-year remembrance of Bērziņš and the 80th anniversary since the publication of his monograph on the metrics and stylistics of folk songs Ievads latviešu tautas dzejā (Introduction to Latvian Folk Poetry, 1940). The article aims to characterise Bērziņš’ book as an important terminology resource for folklore studies by undertaking the following tasks: mapping out the terminological situation of the era and the field, highlighting the power of the author’s research and pedagogical work experience, underpinning the nature of the book while also analysing it as a textbook, highlighting the main features of the book and describing the author’s quest in terms of terminological solutions.