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Metaphors and Cultural Values Part of Plants in Japanese Proverbs [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2022
This study examines Japanese proverbs using the metaphor of the names of plant parts. The name of the plant part is one element that forms Japanese proverbs.
Nur Fitri Aulia, Ihan Rini Elizabeth
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An Investigation into Factors Influencing Construction Costs Based on Japanese, UK and US Contractor Practice

open access: yesConstruction Economics and Building, 2012
Construction cost is a major concern to both clients and contractors. Based on a hypotheticalconstruction project (a six-storey concrete framed office building), cost and otherrelated information was collected through a survey of contractors in Japan ...
Hong Xiao, David Proverbs
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Atasözlerinde Eleştirel Düşünme Unsurları: Türkçe Ders Kitapları [PDF]

open access: yesFolklor/Edebiyat, 2019
In this study, critical thinking elements in proverbs, which are also teaching materials, are examined. This qualitative study is done basing on document review.
Zekerya Batur, Mehmet Soyuçok
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CONCEPTUALIZATION OF MONEY IN ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN PROVERBS

open access: yesProverbium, 2023
The present article is an attempt to investigate the metaphorical dimension in English and Russian money proverbs. A sample of English and Russian proverbs have been selected from various sources such as dictionaries, previous research, and the internet.
Polina Oleneva
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Verbal Rhetoric Skills in Bahmayari’s Storybooks and Mazandaran’s Proverbs [PDF]

open access: yesمطالعات زبانی و بلاغی, 2019
The subject of this article is Verbal Rhetoric Skills in Bahmayari’s Storybooks and Mazandaran’s Proverbs. Proverbs is one of the branches of folk literature.
Ali Razzaghi Shani   +3 more
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Modelling Client Satisfaction Levels: The Impact of Contractor Performance

open access: yesConstruction Economics and Building, 2012
The performance of contractors is known to be a key determinant of client satisfaction.Here, using factor analysis, clients’ satisfaction is defined in several dimensions.
Robby Soetanto, David Proverbs
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A Comparative Analysis of Russian and Turkish Proverbs Involving the Concept of Family

open access: yesAvrasya İncelemeleri Dergisi, 2023
Proverbs are an ancient and recognizde part of folk literature and reveal the wisdom, philosophy, ethical norms, experiences, and aesthetic ideals of folk culture.
Zoya Şengüder
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“Money Is not the Root of All Evil – no Money Is”. Do (Anti-)Proverbs Always Tell the Truth? (Using the Example of Addition) [PDF]

open access: yesLinguistische Treffen in Wrocław
Despite the fact that numerous proverbs about proverbs stress the truth of proverbs, and assert that proverbs cannot be contradicted or judged, proverbs have never been considered as absolute truths.
Anna T. Litovkina
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Crime and Deviant Behaviour Expositions in Proverbial Analysis of Yoruba Traditional Knowledge

open access: yesEtnoantropološki Problemi, 2018
The daily usage of proverbs in Yoruba society is gradually going into extinction especially among the younger generation. This paper, therefore, examines the uses of proverbs to discuss some selected criminal and deviant behaviours within Yoruba ...
Matthias Olufemi Dada Ojo   +4 more
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A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE PROVERBS OF TURKEY TURKISH AND MODERN UIGHUR TURKISH

open access: yesUluslararası Türk Lehçe Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2018
Proverbs, generally regarded as the essence of language, play an important role in language. It is observed that there has been a shift from a linguistic approach to a cultural approach on the study of proverbs.
Zulhecce ABDUREŞİT
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