Introduction to Paremiology: A Comprehensive Guide to Proverb StudiesHrisztalina Hrisztova-Gotthardt, Melita Aleksa Varga This handbook introduces key elements of the philological research area called paremiology (the study of proverbs). It presents the main subject area as well as the current status of paremiological research. The basic notions, among others, include defining proverbs, main proverb features, origin, collecting and categorization of proverbs. Each chapter is written by a leading scholar-specialist in their area of proverbial research. Since the book represents a measured balance between the popular and scientific approach, it is recommended to a wide readership including experienced and budding scholars, students of linguistics, as well as other professionals interested in the study of proverbs. |
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analysis anti-proverbs approach aspects Baltmannsweiler Barta Burger canKt Chlosta classification clichés cognitive communication Conceptual Metaphor connotative semiotics context corpora corpus linguistic cultural discourse DobrovolKskij doesnKt donKt Dundes Ďurčo English proverbs example expressions Figure folklore formulae function of proverbs German proverb Gruyter Grzybek Gunter Narr Hohengehren Hrisztova-Gotthardt Hungarian idioms International Proverb Scholarship interpretation itKs Krikmann Kuusi Lakoff Lauhakangas lexical Litovkina loan translations Lüger macht manKs mass media meta-language metaphorical Mieder modern Norrick Nthe Oprah magazine parataxis paremiological minimum Permjakov PermyakovKs perspective Phraseologie Phraseologismen pragmatic proverb collections proverb dictionaries proverb texts proverb types proverb usage proverbial phrases Proverbium reference Röhrich rolling stone Russian semantic semiotic sentence situation Slovak Language speaker specific speech acts Sprichwort Sprichwörter Steyer structure study of proverbs stylistic syntactic Tavira Taylor theory thereKs traditional Tübingen Vargha variants Verlag wisdom Wolfgang Mieder words youKre