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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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  • Author : Wolfgang Mieder
  • Publisher : Berghahn Books
  • Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Total Pages : 241 pages
  • ISBN : 1800731329
  • PDF File Size : 49,6 Mb
  • Language : English
  • Rating : 4/5 from 21 reviews

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Dictionary of Authentic American Proverbs

Dictionary of Authentic American Proverbs
  • Publisher : Berghahn Books
  • File Size : 36,8 Mb
  • Release Date : 17 September 2021
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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

A Dictionary of American Proverbs

A Dictionary of American Proverbs
  • Publisher : New York : Oxford University Press
  • File Size : 33,9 Mb
  • Release Date : 16 May 1992
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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

Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases

Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
  • Publisher : Harvard University Press
  • File Size : 21,6 Mb
  • Release Date : 16 May 1977
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p.B. J. Whiting savors proverbial expressions and has devoted much of his lifetime to studying and collecting them; no one knows more about British and American proverbs than he.

The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs

The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs
  • Publisher : Yale University Press
  • File Size : 26,9 Mb
  • Release Date : 22 May 2012
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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.