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Comparative Proverb Studies

Comparative Proverb Studies is a scholarly discipline within Proverb Studies that systematically examines and contrasts proverbs across different languages, cultures, or historical periods to identify structural, thematic, or functional similarities and differences.

28

Publications

801

Citations

42

Authors

17

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

6

Variants

Comparative Proverbs

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Publications

28

The Wisdom of Many: Essays on the Proverb

W. K. McNeil, Wolfgang Mieder, Alan Dundes et al. · Journal of American Folklore · 1983 · 136 citations

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The Wisdom of Many: Essays on the Proverb

Shirley L. Arora, Wolfgang Mieder, Alan Dundes · Western Folklore · 1983 · 66 citations

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Structure syntaxique des proverbes français et italiens

Mirella Conenna · Langages · 2000 · 65 citations

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A pragmatic study of selected pairs of Yoruba proverbs

Adebayo Lawal, Bade Ajayi, Wumi Raji · Journal of Pragmatics · 1997 · 57 citations

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Proverbs from the Viewpoint of Translation

Azizollah Dabaghi, Elham Pishbin, Leila Niknasab · Journal of Language Teaching and Research · 2010 · 39 citations · Full text

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Authors

42

  1. WM
    Wolfgang Mieder

    Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Spain

    4 publications · 225 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. AD
    Alan Dundes

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    3 publications · 338 citations

    2

    h-index

  3. AT
    Archer Taylor

    2 publications · 32 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. HA
    Heather A. Haas

    Colby College, United States

    2 publications · 34 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. NY
    Natalia Yu. Nelyubova

    Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Russia

    2 publications · 30 citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

17

  1. Peoples' Friendship University of Russia

    Moscow, Russia

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    74 citations

  2. University of International Relations

    Beijing, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  3. University of South Africa

    Pretoria, South Africa

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  4. University of Ghana

    Accra, Ghana

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    52 citations

  5. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    69 citations

  6. University of Ilorin

    Ilorin, Nigeria

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    171 citations

  7. Vilnius University

    Vilnius, Lithuania

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  8. Mitchell Institute

    Portland, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    69 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of American Folklore

    JAF · 6 publications · 203 citations

    6

    h-index

  2. Theory and Practice in Language Studies

    TPLS · 2 publications · 46 citations

    2

    h-index

  3. Journal of Pragmatics

    2 publications · 83 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. Langages

    2 publications · 100 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. Western Folklore

    2 publications · 87 citations

    2

    h-index

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