Anti-Proverbs in Five Languages: Structural Features and Verbal Humor Devices 1st ed. 2021 Edition Anna T. Litovkina

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3030890619
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3030890612
• Author(s): Anna T. Litovkina, Hrisztalina Hrisztova-Gotthardt, Péter Barta, Katalin Vargha, Wolfgang Mieder

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.

Table contents:

1. The Comparative Study of Anti-Proverbs: An Introduction
Part I
2. Addition in Anti-Proverbs
3. Omission in Anti-Proverbs
4. Substitution in Anti-Proverbs
5. Blending of Proverbs
Part II
6. Punning in Anti-Proverbs
7. Further Humor Devices as Used in Anti-Proverbs
8. Summary and Implications for Further Research

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