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Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 2012-05-22 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 0300136021 |
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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.
Author | : Elizabeth Knowles |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 512 |
Release | : 2016-10-06 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 0191084247 |
Download Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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 | : |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Electronic books |
ISBN | : 9786613600752 |
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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.
Author | : Alexander Negris |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 1831 |
Genre | : Proverbs, Greek |
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Download A Dictionary of Modern Greek Proverbs Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Martin H. Manser |
Publisher | : Infobase Publishing |
Total Pages | : 513 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Proverbs, English |
ISBN | : 0816066736 |
Download The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Lists the meaning and origin of more than 1,700 traditional and contemporary English proverbs.
Author | : J. A. Simpson |
Publisher | : Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Reference |
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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 | : Wolfgang Mieder |
Publisher | : Univ of Wisconsin Press |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780299154547 |
Download The Politics of Proverbs Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Demonstrates how proverbs and to a lesser extent proverbial expressions, have played a significant role in political life during the 20th century. Takes as major examples the speeches and writings of Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, and Harry Truman to show how proverbs can be brought into the service of most any ideology. Also traces the use of proverbs and their cartoon analogues during the five decades of Cold War propaganda, and proverbial slurs against Native Americans and Asian Americans. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author | : John S. Rohsenow |
Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2003-02-28 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 9780824827700 |
Download ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs (Yanyu) Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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.
Author | : S. W. Fallon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 1886 |
Genre | : Hindustani language |
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Author | : Gregory Titelman |
Publisher | : Random House Reference |
Total Pages | : 490 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Reference |
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Download Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs & Sayings Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
An annotated reference of more than 1,500 proverbs and sayings of the American language.