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The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 2012-05-22 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9780300136029 |
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Collects more than 1,400 English-language proverbs that arose in the 20th and 21st centuries, organized alphabetically by key words and including information on date of origin, history and meaning.
The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs
Author | : Charles Clay Doyle |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Electronic books |
ISBN | : 661360075X |
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A volume of English-language proverbs that originated in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Entries are organized alphabetically by key words, with information about the earliest datable appearance, origin, history, and meaning of each proverb.
Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs
Author | : Elizabeth Knowles |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 512 |
Release | : 2016-10-06 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9780191084249 |
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Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs features over 2,000 proverbs and sayings from around the world, arranged across 250 subjects - from 'Books' and 'Borrowing' to 'Dreams' and 'Drink'. Each theme has a short introduction giving an overview of the proverbial treatment of the topic and each proverb is accompanied by information on its date, source, and meaning. Not only is this book a pleasure to browse but it is ideal for quick reference with its comprehensive index that makes it easy to find the exact phrase you're looking for. Beautifully produced and designed, it is the perfect gift for anyone who loves language. Drawing on Oxford's ongoing dictionary research and language monitoring, the second edition of this delightful book adds phrases that have come to prominence, or increased in popularity, since publication of the first edition, such as 'Never waste a good crisis' and 'Dress for the job you want, not for the job you have', which add a contemporary flavour to the selection of more traditional English proverbs, and the popular sayings used in the English-speaking world from Asia, Africa, Middle East, and many other cultures. Find phrases on all aspects of life in this fascinating little book.
A Dictionary of American Proverbs
Author | : Wolfgang Mieder |
Publsiher | : New York : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 1348 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9780195053999 |
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Americans have a gift for coining proverbs. "A picture is worth a thousand words" was not, as you might imagine, the product of ancient Chinese wisdom -- it was actually minted by advertising executive Fred Barnard in a 1921 advertisement for Printer's Ink magazine. After all, Americans are first and foremost a practical people and proverbs can be loosely defined as pithy statements that are generally accepted as true and useful. The next logical step would be to gather all of this wisdom together for a truly American celebration of shrewd advice.A Dictionary of American Proverbs is the first major collection of proverbs in the English language based on oral sources rather than written ones. Listed alphabetically according to their most significant key word, it features over 15,000 entries including uniquely American proverbs that have never before been recorded, as well as thousands of traditional proverbs that have found their way into American speech from classical, biblical, British, continental European, and American literature. Based on the fieldwork conducted over thirty years by the American Dialect Society, this volume is complete with historical references to the earliest written sources, and supplies variants and recorded geographical distribution after each proverb.Many surprised await the reader in this vast treasure trove of wit and wisdom. Collected here are nuggets of popular wisdom on all aspects of American life: weather, agriculture, travel, money, business, food, neighbors, friends, manners, government, politics, law, health, education, religion, music, song, and dance. And, to further enhance browsing pleasure, the editors have provided a detailed guide to the use of the work. While it's true that many of our best known proverbs have been supplied by the ever-present "Anonymous," many more can be attributed to some very famous Americans, like Ernest Hemingway, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, Mark Twain, J. Pierpont Morgan, Thomas Alva Edison, Abigail Adams, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, to name but a few offered in this fascinating collection.Who wouldn't want to know the origin of "the opera ain't over till the fat lady sings?" This uniquely American proverb and many more are gathered together in A Dictionary of American Proverbs. A great resource for students and scholars of literature, psychology, folklore, linguistics, anthropology, and cultural history, this endlessly intriguing volume is also a delightful companion for anyone with an interest in American culture.
A Dictionary of Modern Greek Proverbs
Author | : Alexander Negris |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 1831 |
Genre | : Proverbs, Greek |
ISBN | : NLS:B000561970 |
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The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs
Author | : Martin H. Manser,Rosalind Fergusson |
Publsiher | : Infobase Publishing |
Total Pages | : 513 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Proverbs, English |
ISBN | : 9780816066735 |
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Lists the meaning and origin of more than 1,700 traditional and contemporary English proverbs.
A Dictionary of Modern Greek Proverbs
Author | : Alexander Negris |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 1831 |
Genre | : Proverbs, Greek |
ISBN | : UOM:39015013771293 |
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ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs Yanyu
Author | : John S. Rohsenow |
Publsiher | : University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2003-02-28 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 0824827708 |
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This Chinese-English dictionary of proverbs (yanyu) consists of approximately 4,000 Chinese proverbs alphabetically arranged by the first word(s) (ci) of the proverb according to the Hanyu Pinyin transcription and Chinese characters (standard simplified), followed by a literal (and when necessary also a figurative) English translation. Additional data such as brief usage notes, sources, parallel expressions, cross-references, and famous instances of use are provided where available. The proverbs are supplemented by an index of key words (both Chinese and English) found in all entries and of all topics addressed. The author has provided a scholarly introduction analyzing the definition, structure, usage, and history of these yanyu in traditional and contemporary China as well as a bibliography of collections and relevant scholarly studies of yanyu. This work, the first such scholarly collection to appear since the Reverend Scarborough’s 1926 collection, will be of use not only to sinologists in a wide variety of fields, including anthropology, literature, sociology, psychology, and history, but also to non-Chinese readers interested in Chinese culture or comparative ethnolinguistic and paremiological research.