TY - BOOK AU - Aleksa Varga,Melita AU - Hrisztova-Gotthardt,Hrisztalina TI - Introduction to Paremiology: A Comprehensive Guide to Proverb Studies SN - 9783110410167 U1 - 398.9 23 PY - 2015///] CY - Warsaw, Berlin : PB - De Gruyter Open Poland, KW - Philology. Linguistics KW - Proverbs KW - History and criticism KW - proverbs, language, literature, applied linguistics, folklore KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Acknowledgements --; Contents --; List of Contributing Authors --; Introduction /; Hrisztova-Gotthardt, Hrisztalina / Varga, Melita Aleksa --; 1 Subject Area, Terminology, Proverb Definitions, Proverb Features /; Norrick, Neal R. --; 2 Origin of Proverbs /; Mieder, Wolfgang --; 3 Categorization of Proverbs /; Lauhakangas, Outi --; 4 Semiotic and Semantic Aspects of the Proverb /; Grzybek, Peter --; 5 Structural Aspects of Proverbs /; Mac Coinnigh, Marcas --; 6 Pragmatic and Stylistic Aspects of Proverbs /; Jesenšek, Vida --; 7 Cognitive Apects of Proverbs /; Lewandowska, Anna / Antos, Gerd --; 8 Empirical Research and Paremiological Minimum /; Ďurčo, Peter --; 9 Proverbs from a Corpus Linguistic Point of View /; Steyer, Kathrin --; 10 Paremiography: Proverb Collections /; Kispál, Tamás --; 11 Contrastive Study of Proverbs /; Petrova, Roumyana --; 12 Proverbs in Literature /; Doyle, Charles Clay --; 13 Proverbs in Mass Media /; Konstantinova, Anna --; 14 Proverbs and Foreign Language Teaching /; Fiedler, Sabine --; 15 Anti-proverbs /; Litovkina, Anna T. --; Glossary of Key Terms Appearing in the Book --; List of Tables --; List of Figures --; Index; Open Access N2 - This handbook introduces key elements of the philological research area called paremiology (the study of proverbs). It presents the main subject area as well as the current status of paremiological research. The basic notions, among others, include defining proverbs, main proverb features, origin, collecting and categorization of proverbs. Each chapter is written by a leading scholar-specialist in their area of proverbial research. Since the book represents a measured balance between the popular and scientific approach, it is recommended to a wide readership including experienced and budding scholars, students of linguistics, as well as other professionals interested in the study of proverbs UR - https://doi.org/10.2478/9783110410167 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9783110410167.jpg ER -