Anti-Proverbs in Five Languages: Structural Features and Verbal Humor Devices

Author:   Anna T. Litovkina ,  Hrisztalina Hrisztova-Gotthardt ,  Péter Barta ,  Katalin Vargha
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2021
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9783030890612


Pages:   252
Publication Date:   12 January 2022
Format:   Hardback
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Anti-Proverbs in Five Languages: Structural Features and Verbal Humor Devices


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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.

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Author:   Anna T. Litovkina ,  Hrisztalina Hrisztova-Gotthardt ,  Péter Barta ,  Katalin Vargha
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2021
Weight:   0.473kg
ISBN:  

9783030890612


ISBN 10:   3030890619
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   12 January 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Comparative Study of Anti-Proverbs: An IntroductionPart I: Types of Proverb Alterations Chapter 2: Addition in Anti-ProverbsChapter 3: Omission in Anti-ProverbsChapter 4: Substitution in Anti-ProverbsChapter 5: Blending of ProverbsPart II: Anti-proverbs and Verbal HumorChapter 6: Punning in Anti-ProverbsChapter 7: Further Humor Devices as Used in Anti-ProverbsChapter 8: Summary and Implications for Further Research

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Anna T. Litovkina is Associate Professor at J. Selye University, Slovakia. She is a linguist, a folklorist, and a humour researcher. Hrisztalina Hrisztova-Gotthardt is Chief Quality Officer at the Swiss agency “French, Italian and German in Switzerland”. Her research interests lie in the field of applied linguistics. Péter Barta is Associate Professor at Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary. He is a linguist and a paremiologist. Katalin Vargha is a research fellow in the Institute of Ethnology at the Research Centre for the Humanities, Hungary. Her research interests include short forms of folklore and humor. Wolfgang Mieder is University Distinguished Professor of German and Folklore at the University of Vermont, USA. He is the founding editor of Proverbium: Yearbook of International Proverb Scholarship.

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