A scholarly school for the study of linguo-folkloristics has been formed under the direction of Professor A.T. Khrolenko in the ancient Russian city of Kursk. Study of the language of Russian folklore represents the basic purpose for the activities of the school.
Main emphasis is placed on investigation of the semantics of the folk-poetic word.
The lexicological research of the Kursk linguo-folklorists has established a reliable base for realizing an extremely complex and laborious project called The Dictionary of the Language of Russian Folklore . No such lexicographic work exists either in Russia or in other countries, although work in this area is being conducted by three other groups. The Kursk project is distinguished by its maximum emphasis on linguistics. The project of the Kursk linguo-folklorists has been supported by the Russian Humanities Scholarly Fund. Five issues of this series have already come out during the years 1994-1996, and the sixth and seventh issues are now in press.