Introduction to Paremiology - A Comprehensive Guide to Proverb Studies

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.

About the author

Hrisztalina Hrisztova-Gotthardt, University of Pécs, Pécs, HungaryMelita Aleksa Varga, University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia

Product details

• Assisted by: Aleksa Varga (Editor), Aleksa Varga (Editor), Melita Aleksa Varga (Editor), Hrisztalin Hrisztova-Gotthardt (Editor), Hrisztalina Hrisztova-Gotthardt (Editor), Melita Aleksa Varga (Editor)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2015
• EAN: 9783110410150
• ISBN: 978-3-11-041015-0
• No. of pages: 382
• Dimensions: 173 mm x 30 mm x 245 mm
• Weight: 840 g
• Illustrations: 4 b/w and 5 col. ill., 21 b/w tbl.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Literaturwissenschaft, Sprichwort, Mathematik, Semantik, Historische und vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft, Sprachwissenschaft, Semantik, Diskursanalyse, Stilistik, Linguistik, Sprache, allgemein und Nachschlagewerke, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Bedeutung (semantisch) / Bedeutungslehre, proverbs, language, literature, applied linguistics, folklore