Results 1 to 10 of about 5,860 (261)
On English proverb variation from the perspective of linguistic creativity [PDF]
Proverbs are usually regarded as structurally fixed expressions. However, in daily communication, language users often change them to suit their communicative purposes in many ways, resulting in proverb variations.
Jianhao Wu, Wanting Zhou, Bin Shao
exaly +4 more sources
Analisis Fungsi Sintaksis dan Nilai di Dalam Pepatah Bahasa Indonesia
This study discusses syntactic functions, cultural values and national character in Indonesian proverbs. Problems discussed in study (1) what is form of Indonesian proverb.
Epril Linia Br Ginting +2 more
doaj +1 more source
„ANDERE LÄNDER, ANDERE SITTEN“
Apart from their status as a cultural heritage that remains relevant at all times, some German proverbs also have comparable messages to Indonesian proverbs.
Aditya Rikfanto
doaj +1 more source
Al-Imsal al-Arabiyah Fununuha wa ilwanuha
The proverb in Arabic Literature study consisted of five kinds: proverb of wisdom (al-Amsal Hikamiyah), Proverb of history (al-Amsal al-Tarikhiyah), Proverb of the nation (al-Amsal al-Syababiyah), Proverb of mistic (al-Amsal al-Fukahiyah). These proverbs
Yaniah Wardani
doaj +1 more source
In this article, I focus on the difference between proverbs and idioms which derive from proverbs. Both proverbs and idioms are hard to defi ne, as it is also difficult to categorize a specific expression being either a proverb or an idiom.
Masako Suzuki
doaj +1 more source
The World’s Oldest Living Proverb Discovered Thriving in Ethiopia
The world’s oldest living proverb, from around 3,800 years ago, is found on a tablet from the Assyrian empire. The proverb has been documented from later eras, northwest from the Middle East up into Europe, as far northwest as Britain.
Peter Unseth
doaj +1 more source
This paper aims to investigate the Classical proverbs listed as equivalents to the Catalan proverb L’amic, prova’l primer ans que l’hages menester by Sebastià Farnés in his volume entitled Paremiologia catalana comparada.
Xavier Pascual-López
doaj +3 more sources
A Discourse -Structural Analysis of Yorùbá Proverbs in Interaction
The subject of the proverb especially in the African context has been diversely explored by studies as Yankah (1989), Obeng (1996), Owomoyela (2005) and Fasiku (2006), this study however attempts a discourse and structural analysis of Yorùbá proverbs ...
Taiwo Oluwaseun Ehineni
doaj +1 more source
The purpose of the article is to present the author's method of the diachronic analysis of author's proverbs of the Russian language and the possibilities of its practical application on the example of the analysis of the author's proverb Don't get in ...
Artur V. Zagrebelnyy
doaj +1 more source
An Analysis of Humor in English Anti-proverbs: A Script-based Semantic Approach [PDF]
In paremiology, anti-proverbs are formed by transforming and twisting traditional proverbs to create humorous effects. The main purpose of creating anti-proverbs is to produce humor; therefore, the major of this study is to analyze humor in anti-proverbs.
Ahamd Farouk Zidan +1 more
doaj +1 more source

