Dictionary of Authentic American Proverbs
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York; Oxford
Berghahn Books,
[2021]
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| Online Access: | EBSCOhost Перейти в каталог НБ ТГУ |
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Collection
- A. A-authority (nos. 1-57)
- B. babies-buy (nos. 58-167)
- C. cake-customer (nos. 168-264)
- D. danger-dynamite (nos. 265-362)
- E. eagle-eyeballs (nos. 363-400)
- F. facts-future (nos. 401-489)
- G. gain-guys (nos. 490-582)
- H. habit-hurry (nos. 583-668)
- I. I-ivy (nos. 669-685)
- J. job-jungle (nos. 686-693)
- K. keep-knowledge (nos. 694-714)
- L. label-luck (nos. 715-816)
- M. Main Street-music (nos. 817-928)
- N. nature-nut (nos. 929-964)
- O. occasions-owls (nos. 965-982)
- P. package-put up (nos. 983-1071)
- Q. quarterbacks-quit (nos. 1072-1080)
- R. rain-run (nos. 1081-1126)
- S. safe-sympathy (nos. 1127-1280)
- T. table-two (nos. 1281-1390)
- U. umbrella-use (nos. 1391-1396)
- V. vice-virtue (nos. 1397-1405)
- W. wagon-wrongs (nos. 1406-1493)
- Y. year-youth (nos. 1494-1497)
- Z. zealot-zone (nos. 1498-1500)
- Bibliography