Animal proverbs: a cross-cultural perspective
Proverbs exist in a plethora of languages to express worldly wisdom, frequently in a metaphorical way. A number of proverbs are documented in more than one language since speakers adopt them from cultures they have been in contact with. The focus of the present study is on animal proverbs in English...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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September 2024
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English today
Year: 2024, Volume: 40, Issue: 3, Pages: 231-236 |
| ISSN: | 1474-0567 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0266078423000226 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266078423000226 Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/english-today/article/animal-proverbs/C00AA8F8A74E97CD9C60327C1E8174B0 
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| Author Notes: | Julia Landmann andYannick Ganz |
| Summary: | Proverbs exist in a plethora of languages to express worldly wisdom, frequently in a metaphorical way. A number of proverbs are documented in more than one language since speakers adopt them from cultures they have been in contact with. The focus of the present study is on animal proverbs in English which have a foreign equivalent in another language, such as French, Latin, Greek, Japanese or Arabic. The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs (henceforth referred to as the ODP), edited by Jennifer Speake in 2015, is a valuable source for collecting the variety of animal proverbs which have become established in English over time. |
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| Item Description: | Online publiziert von Cambridge University Press: 11. September 2023 Gesehen am 20.01.2025 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1474-0567 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0266078423000226 |