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The proverb in three works of Laurence Sterne A sentimental journey, a journal to Eliza, and a political romance: a compilation and commentary [PDF]
, 1996 The present thesis deals with proverbial usage in A Sentimental Journey, A Journal to Eliza, and A Political Romance. It consists of three compilations of proverbs, three commentaries, and a listing of the proverbial expressions cited in each work.
Nassar, Noha Saad, Nassar, N.S.
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A proverb in need is a proverb indeed: Proverbs, textbooks and communicative language ability
South African Journal of Education, 2020 In the study reported here we focus on proverbs in English Language Teaching (ELT) coursebooks and how the pithy structure and the “wisdom”-loaded content of proverbs can contribute to the development of foreign language learners’ communicative competence as defined by Bachman (1990).
Çiler Hatipoğlu, Nilüfer Can Daşkın
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Knee osteoarthritis (OA) commonly affects individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and is associated with increased risk of diabetes‐related complications. To better understand potential mechanisms, we examined the association between symptomatic knee OA and glycemic control in individuals with T2DM.
Lauren K. King +10 more
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ProverbiumThis paper explores Persian and American embodiment proverbs including at least two main sensory body organs in each proverb. The aim of this research was to examine the frequency, framing, speech act functions, and figurative parts of proverbs related ...
Arezoo Sharifrad
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A Comparison of English and Japanese Proverbs Using Natural Semantic Metalanguage
, 2015 This investigation examines the meaning of semantically similar English and Japanese proverbs. It uses textual data sourced from online corpora to highlight and compare the different cultural and conceptual elements embedded within these proverbs.
Miles Neale
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective To support high‐quality, patient‐centered care for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) developed evidence‐based measures incorporating clinical and patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs). Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), we conducted semistructured interviews ...
Catherine Nasrallah +13 more
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The European Journal of Humour Research, 2020 In the present book, the authors deal not only with traditional, well-known proverbs, but mostly with their modified versions, anti-proverbs. Anti-proverbs permeate all aspects of our lives and appear in a broad range of generic contexts.
Daniel Many
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Spreuke 9: struktuur en funksie
In die Skriflig, 2006 Proverbs 9: structure and function This article focuses on Proverbs 9 – a chapter that concludes the introductory section of the book of Proverbs. It is indicated that the chiastic structure that can be discerned in this chapter fulfils an important ...
H. J.M. (Hans) van Deventer
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.People with systemic autoimmune and rheumatic diseases (SARDs) are at higher risk than the general population of experiencing adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes such as preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, and maternal and/or fetal death.
Mehret Birru Talabi, Sonya Borrero
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The Humanistic Value of Proverbs in Sociopolitical Discourse
Humanities, 2018 Proverbs as strategic signs for recurrent situations have long played a significant communicative role in political rhetoric. Folk proverbs as well as Bible proverbs appear as expressions of wisdom and common sense, adding authority and didacticism to ...
Wolfgang Mieder
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