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1 online resource (xi, 213 pages) |
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Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; 27 |
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Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; 27.
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| Contents |
Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Aim and focus; 1.2 Why study proverbs?; 1.3 The corpus; 1.4 Organization; Chapter 2 Proverbs in texts and interactions; 2.0 Introduction; 2.1 How proverbs mean in texts; 2.2 How proverbs mean in interactions; 2.3 Summary; Chapter 3 Defining the proverb; 3.0 Introduction; 3.1 Traditional proverb definitions; 3.2 Structural proverb definitions; 3.3 Supercultural versus ethnographic genre; 3.4 Definition via feature matrix; 3.5 A linguistically founded proverb definition; Chapter 4 Literal proverb meaning; 4.0 Introduction |
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4.1 Why literal readings for proverbs?4.2 Ungrammatical proverbs; 4.3 Summary; Chapter 5 Figurative proverb meaning; 5.0 Introduction; 5.1 Research on proverbial figures; 5.2 Synecdochic proverbs; 5.3 Metaphoric proverbs; 5.4 Metonymic proverbs; 5.5 Hyperbolic proverbs; 5.6 Paradoxical proverbs; 5.7 Conclusions; Chapter 6 The proverb inventory; 6.0 Introduction; 6.1 Inventory entries; 6.2 Relations between entries; Chapter 7 Conclusions and directions for research; Appendix A: The annotated F-Corpus; Appendix B: Proverbs in four Shakespearian plays; Bibliography; General Index |
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Grossbritannien / O.c. Literatur, Literaturgeschichte |
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Semantik |
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Sprichwort |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical referencesy (pages 203-210) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Proverbs, English -- History and criticism
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Proverbs -- History and criticism.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology.
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Proverbs
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Proverbs, English
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Spreekwoorden.
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Semantiek.
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Engels.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783110881974 |
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3110881977 |
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