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| Title | Dictionary of Authentic American Proverbs |
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| Creators | Mieder Wolfgang |
| Collection | Электронные книги зарубежных издательств ; Общая коллекция |
| Subjects | Proverbs, American. ; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Reference. ; EBSCO eBooks |
| Document type | Other |
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| Language | English |
| Rights | Доступ по паролю из сети Интернет (чтение, печать, копирование) |
| Record key | on1347247297 |
| Record create date | 10/4/2022 |
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Dictionary of Authentic American Proverbs offers a comprehensive reference guide for distinctly American proverbs. Compiled by Wolfgang Mieder, a key figure in the field of proverb studies, this compendium features nearly 1,500 proverbs with American origins, spanning the 17th century to present day, including a scholarly introduction exploring the history of proverbs in America, the structure and variants of these proverbs, known authors and sources, and cultural values expressed in these proverbs. Along with a comprehensive bibliography of proverb collections and interpretive scholarship, this dictionary offers a glimpse into the history of American social and cultural attitudes through uniquely American language.
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- Dictionary of Authentic American Proverbs
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Collection
- A. A–authority
- B. babies–buy
- C. cake–customer
- D. danger-dynamite
- E. eagle–eyeballs
- F. facts–future
- G. gain–guys
- H. habit–hurry
- I. I–ivy
- J. job–jungle
- K. keep–knowledge
- L. label–luck
- M. Main Street–music
- N. nature–nut
- O. occasions–owls
- P. package–put up
- Q. quarterbacks–quit
- R. rain–run
- S. safe–sympathy
- T. table–two
- U. umbrella–use
- V. vice–virtue
- W. wagon–wrongs
- Y. year–youth
- Z. zealot–zone
- Bibliography
