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Culture-specific Proverbs

Culture-Specific Proverbs is a construct in cross-cultural proverb comparison that refers to proverbs deeply rooted in the historical, social, and environmental contexts of a particular culture, distinguished by their reliance on culturally unique experiences, values, or references that limit their transparency or direct equivalence in other cultures.

22

Publications

577

Citations

35

Authors

16

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

6

Parents

Publications

22

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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Proverbs in Native Life, with Special Reference to Those of the Maori, I

Raymond Firth · Folklore · 1926 · 38 citations

, , +14

Bedouin-Arab clients' use of proverbs in the therapeutic setting

Alean Al‐Krenawi · International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling · 2000 · 37 citations

, , +12

The Multicultural Dictionary of Proverbs

K.C. Harrison · Reference Reviews · 1997 · 29 citations

, , +11

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Authors

35

  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. DT
    Dagnew Tesfaye

    Mizan Tepi University, Ethiopia

    1 publications · 11 citations

    1

    h-index

  4. CR
    Christopher Richardson

    Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

    1 publications · 22 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. PE
    Peter Easton

    Florida State University, United States

    1 publications · 21 citations

    1

    h-index

1–5 of 35

Institutions

16

  1. Shanxi Normal University

    Taiyuan, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  2. Universiti Sains Malaysia

    George Town, Malaysia

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    66 citations

  3. Jordan University of Science and Technology

    Irbid, Jordan

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    29 citations

  4. Sichuan Agricultural University

    Ya'an, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  5. Mizan Tepi University

    Mīzan Teferī, Ethiopia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  6. Shanghai International Studies University

    Shanghai, China

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    81 citations

  7. Westminster City Council

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    29 citations

  8. University of Kansas

    Lawrence, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    27 citations

1–8 of 16

Venues

  1. Western Folklore

    2 publications · 78 citations

    2

    h-index

  2. American Journal of Evaluation

    AJE · 1 publications · 21 citations

    1

    h-index

  3. Journal of Language Aggression and Conflict

    1 publications · 29 citations

    1

    h-index

  4. Theory and Practice in Language Studies

    TPLS · 1 publications · 14 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. American Ethnologist

    AE · 1 publications · 10 citations

    1

    h-index

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