Anti-proverbs in five languages: structural features and verbal humor devices
Auteur :
T. Litovkina, Anna / Hrisztova-Gotthardt, Hrisztalina / Barta, Péter / Vargha, Katalin / Mieder, Wolfgang
Éditeur :
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN :
9783030890643
Date de publication :
13 janv. 2023
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
This book is the first comparative study of English, German, French, Russian and Hungarian anti-proverbs based on well-known proverbs. While anti-proverbs can be considered as variants of older proverbs, they can also become new proverbs reflecting a more modern worldview.