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Author : Linda Flavell,Roger Flavell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Proverbs, English
ISBN : 9812752935
Author : Linda Flavell,Roger Flavell
Publisher : Kyle Cathie Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : English language
ISBN : 1856265633
This dictionary traces the origins and histories of over 400 proverbs, detailing the changes of meaning and usage that have occurred throughout each proverb's life and offering literary examples dating back over 2000 years.
Author : Linda Flavell,Roger Flavell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01
Category : English language
ISBN : 1856265099
The English language contains a great store of idioms that can be used in creative and forceful ways. This book examines over 400 phrases, tracing each one's source and history through a supply of examples.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 729 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-22
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780300183351
"You can't unring a bell." "It takes a village to raise a child." "Life is just a bowl of cherries." We sometimes think of proverbs as expressions of ancient wisdom, but in fact new proverbs are constantly arising. This unique volume is devoted exclusively to English language proverbs that originated in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The most complete and accurate such collection ever compiled, The Yale Book of Modern Proverbs presents more than 1,400 individual proverbs gathered and researched with the help of electronic full-text databases not previously used for such a project. Entries are organized alphabetically by key words, with information about the earliest datable appearance, origin, history, and meaning of each proverb. Mundane or sublime, serious or jocular, these memorable sayings represent virtually every aspect of the modern experience. Readers will find the book almost impossible to put down once opened; every page offers further proof of the immense vitality of proverbs and their colorful contributions to the oral traditions of today.
Author : L & R. Flavell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:809734966
Author : J. A. Simpson
Publisher : Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Reference
ISBN : UOM:49015000941014
The dictionary gives explanations of the meanings and use of proverbs whenever these are obscure. By means of numerous illustrative quotations it also provides a documentary history of each proverb from its first recorded use in written English, and supplies details of earlier related forms in other languages.
Author : Linda Flavell,Roger Flavell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : English language
ISBN : 9812752943
Author : Martin H. Manser,Rosalind Fergusson
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Proverbs, English
ISBN : 9780816066735
Lists the meaning and origin of more than 1,700 traditional and contemporary English proverbs.
Author : John Simpson,Jennifer Speake
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Proverbs, American
ISBN : 0192800027
Lists recorded usages and meaning for hundreds of proverbs arranged by key word, from "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" to "Youth must be served."
Author : Wolfgang Mieder
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1433103788
"This book presents a composite picture of the richness of proverbs as significant expressions of folk wisdom as is manifest from their appearance in art, culture, folklore, history, literature, and the mass media. The book draws attention to the fact that proverbs as metaphorical signs continue to play an important role in oral and written communication. Proverbs as so-called monumenta humana are omnipresent in all facets of life, and while they are neither sacrosanct nor saccharine, they usually offer much common sense or wisdom based on recurrent experiences and observations."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Wolfgang Mieder
Publisher : New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 1348 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780195053999
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.
Author : Thomas Preston
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1880-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Elizabeth Knowles
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-06
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780191084249
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.
Author : Charles Clay Doyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 661360075X
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.
Author : William Morris,Mary Morris
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1988-05-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780060158620
The Morrises, well-known lexicographers, published a dictionary of the same title in 1977, a revision of a three-volume work published between 1962 and 1971. This new revision, which provides histories of interesting words and phrases in the English language, is similar in concept to several books by John Ciardi. Like Ciardi's works, the etymologies and phrase origins are presented in a readable style, making them a joy to browse.
