Anti-Proverbs in Five Languages: Structural Features and Verbal Humor Devices (1st ed. 2021)
By: and and and and
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- Synopsis
- This book is the first comparative study of English, German, French, Russian and Hungarian anti-proverbs based on well-known proverbs. Proverbs are by no means fossilized texts but are adaptable to different times and changed values. While anti-proverbs can be considered as variants of older proverbs, they can also become new proverbs reflecting a more modern worldview. Anti-proverbs are therefore a lingo-cultural phenomenon that deserves the attention of cultural and literary historians, folklorists, linguists, and general readers interested in language and wordplay.
- Copyright:
- 2021
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- ISBN-13:
- 9783030890629
- Related ISBNs:
- 9783030890612
- Publisher:
- Springer International Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 04/29/22
- Copyrighted By:
- The Editor
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts, Humor
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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