Introduction to Paremiology. A Comprehensive Guide to Proverb Studies

• Main Author: Varga, Melita Aleksa (auth)
• Other Authors: Hrisztova-Gotthardt, Hrisztalina (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter 2014
• Subjects: Language; applied linguistics; literature; folklore; proverbs; language
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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, c...