Yet elaborate schemes of classification have been devised, notably by Swedish and Irish folklorists. But these systems do not lend themselves to a classification of American folklore because of differing concepts of the subject here and abroad.

• 曾经有许多国家的民俗学家，尤其是瑞典和爱尔兰的民俗学家对民俗学进行了详细的分类，但是他们的方法却未被美国的民俗学分类所借鉴，原因即在于国内外观念悬殊，各不相同。