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Mieder, Wolfgang. Dictionary of Authentic American Proverbs / Wolfgang Mieder. — 1 online resource (242 p.). — In English. — <URL:http://elib.fa.ru/ebsco/2759983.pdf>.Record create date: 10/4/2022 Subject: Proverbs, American.; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Reference.; Proverbs, American. Collections: EBSCO Allowed Actions: –
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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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Table of Contents
- 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
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