Anti-Proverbs in Five Languages - Structural Features and Verbal Humor Devices (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)

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.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	2023
First published:	2021
Authors:	Anna T. Litovkina • Hrisztalina Hrisztova-Gotthardt • Peter Barta • Katalin Vargha • Wolfgang Mieder
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	252
Edition:	1st ed. 2021
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-089064-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Semiology Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > Dictionaries of quotations
LSN:	3-03-089064-3
Barcode:	9783030890643

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