V príspevku je najprej podana kratka predstavitev dveh rokopisnih zbirk folklornega gradiva iz Zgornjega Posočja, s poudarkom na paremioloških enotah, kot so pregovori, primerjalni folklorni obrazci ...in druge stalne stavčne besedne zveze. Lokalnost je najpogosteje izražena z (mikro)toponimi in antroponimi, ki so zaradi specifičnega kulturnega konteksta lahko razumljivi le govorcem lokalnega narečja oz. lokalnim prebivalcem. Še posebej antroponimi, kot so uradna imena prebivalcev ali njihovi kolektivni (skupinski) vzdevki ter posameznikov, so v tem gradivu povezani s folklorními pripovedmi in drugimi oblikami kulturnega spomina, toda s časovnim oddaljevanjem peša njihova raba in so na poti v pozabo, čeprav so za neko obdobje (bili) del pojmovnega jezikovnega sistema.
Short folklore forms are diverse group of short folklore texts~some of these are used in everyday communication and are still alive, others are reserved for specific moments~some of them are ...disappearing from our linguistic and cultural environment. Their structure,function, texture and context of use differ very greatly, as well as their length~it may comprise a single word (eg. greetings), one sentence (proverbs, riddles) or a short text (defense, prayer). Book systematically and comprehensively shows the origin, structure and classification system, and aesthetic structures of the most representative short folklore forms: working exclamations, greetings, curses, proverbs, riddles, incantations and prayers.