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Androcentrism of English proverbs and Anti-Proverbs with Gender Components

Journal of Language and Education, 2018
Since the 20th century with the birth of feminism, gender studies have undergone analysis in many areas of knowledge. Special attention has been paid to the theory of androcentricity in the English language and the deficiency of female images in speech ...
Maria Kirsanova
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Anthropogenic lexemes and the structure of man’s and woman’s image in modern Russian anti-proverbs with gender

Дискурс профессиональной коммуникации, 2019
The aim of the paper is to analyze ways of structuring images of man and woman in modern anti-proverbs of the Russian people. The term “anti-proverb” offered by W.
O. B. Abakumova, N. V. Kiryukhina
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Yoruba proverbs and the anti-corruption crusade in Nigeria [PDF]

Inkanyiso, 2014
Corruption is entrenched in the public space in Nigeria. Various attempts by policymakers to stamp out this social cankerworm seem not to be yielding positive results, as more incidences of corruption continue to ravage the polity.
Mohammed A. Ademilokun
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Challenging the Wisdom of Proverbs in Anti-Proverbs in Five Languages [PDF]

New Horizons in English Studies
Anti-Proverbs in Five Languages: Structural Features and Verbal Humor Devices authored by Anna T. Litovkina and her colleagues, is the latest contribution to the academic discourse on the intriguing topic of anti-proverbs. Taking an interlinguistic, comparative approach, this work promises a more comprehensive perspective on how people make use of such
Daler Furkatovich Zayniev, Dániel Hegedűs   +1 more
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“Make love, not war…Get married and do both”: Negative aspects of marriage in anti-proverbs and wellerisms

The European Journal of Humour Research, 2017
In the present study I am going to explore negative aspects  of marriage and the ways it  is viewed  and conceptualized in the body of Anglo-American anti-proverbs (i.e., deliberate proverb innovations (also known as alterations, parodies ...
Anna T. Litovkina
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“The best things in life are fee.” Some aspects of punning in Anglo-American anti-proverbs

The European Journal of Humour Research
For centuries, proverbs have provided a framework for endless transformation. In recent decades, proverb modification has taken such proportions that sometimes we can even meet more proverb transformations than traditional proverbs.
Anna T. Litovkina
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Michael Scott’s anti-proverbs and pseudo-proverbs as a source of humour in The Office

The European Journal of Humour Research, 2023
This article analyses the use of proverbs in the American version of the sitcom The Office, especially in relation to Michael Scott, the show’s main protagonist.
Luis J. Tosina Fernández
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Mechanisms of Intentional Adaptation in the Creation of Anti-Proverbs

Nalans, 2021
This article deals with the mechanism of intentional adaptation, which is a modern way of creating Turkish anti-proverbs. Anti-proverbs are created through with the influence of social media, popular lines/cues from TV series or popular life situations ...
Öznur Usta Tuzcu
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Implications of Speech Situations, Modernity and Anti-Proverbs in Nigeria

European Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Proverbs have been observed to be one of the most esteemed dimensions to be use of language in many indigenous cultures of Nigeria. Proverbs are coded and cut across the linguistic field of idioms and metaphors in some cases. The use of proverb in many cultures is highly restrictive to some class of elders, titled men and men considered to be qualified
Ilufoye Fawole Ojo
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Women Through Anti-Proverbs by Anna T. Litovkina

Gender and Language, 2019
Women through Anti-proverbs by Anna T. Litovkina (2019) Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 211pp.
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