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

by Katalin Vargha, Wolfgang Mieder, Peter Barta, et al.

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030890643
• ISBN13: 9783030890643
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"