一般地说,民俗学的主要任务,是探索、研究民俗事象(包括有关理论),但是,作为一种科学,民俗学的活动范围,除了这种任务,还有种种的其它方面。例如活动机构的建立,专业工作人员的培训,研究资料的搜集、整理,专业书刊的编辑、出版,以及博物馆的设置,研究会议的召开,国际学术的交流,……活动事项是繁多的。单从研究本身的结构体系说,既有一般性的研究,如理论民俗学、应用民俗学等;又有局部性的研究,如民具民俗学、工艺民俗学、语言民俗学、宗教民俗学、文艺民俗学等。就是 Generally speaking, the main task of folklore is to explore and study folk customs (including related theories). However, as a range of activities of science and folklore, there are various other aspects besides such tasks. For example, the establishment of an activity institution, the training of professional staff, the collection and collation of research materials, the editing and publication of professional books and periodicals, the setting up of museums, the convening of research conferences, the exchange of international academic exchanges, etc. There are many activities. Just from the study of the structural system, both the general research, such as the theory of folklore, the application of folklore, and other local research, such as the folk custom of folk crafts, folklore, language folklore, religious folklore , Folklore and so on. That’s it