African-American proverbs in context /
Such sayings as "Hard times make a monkey eat red pepper when he don't care for black," "The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice," and "Nothing ruins a duck but its bill" convey not only axiomatic impact but also profound contextual meanings. This study of Afr...
| Основен автор: | Prahlad, Anand. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Jackson :
University Press of Mississippi,
℗♭1996.
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| Серия: |
Publications of the American Folklore Society. New series (Unnumbered)
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| Подобни документи: |
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African-American proverbs in context. Online version:: African-American proverbs in context. |
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- Toward a contextual theory
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- Contemporary speech acts. Proverb masters and symbolic meaning. Proverb speech acts among peers.