LOGIC AND ABSURD IN "PARENTAL PROHIBITIONS": REPRESENTATION IN FOLKLORE TEXTS

The article deals with educational paremies, which are stable formulas that contain a ban on a child violation of the norms of behavior in society. Stable genre features of parental prohibitions are identified (formality, absurd of the forecast, humour, imagery, educational orientation), their connection with folk pedagogy is shown and their difference from traditional signs that is orientation at age peculiarities is determined. The main functions of "parental prohibitions" are educational and entertaining ones. The classification of signs-prohibitions on a thematic basis is given. The ancient origin of certain prohibitions related to the taboo on actions that cause the wrath of the gods is indicated. In the context of predictive paremy genres of children folklore, signs-rules and situational signs are indicated. Possible prospects for further study of the genre are determined. It is pointed out that they include comparative studying of educational paremies of various nations, determining their functional role in the genre system of Russian and national folklore.