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Proverb Pragmatics

Proverb Pragmatics is a subfield of proverb studies that examines the contextual use and functional meanings of proverbs in discourse, distinguishing itself from other proverb-related analyses by focusing on how speakers employ proverbs to achieve specific communicative purposes within particular sociocultural and situational frameworks.

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2017–2026

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Proverb comprehension reconsidered—‘theory of mind’ and the pragmatic use of language in schizophrenia

Martin Brüne, Luise Bodenstein · Schizophrenia Research · 2004 · 205 citations

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<b>How proverbs mean:</b> Semantic studies in English proverbs. By Neal R. Norrick (Trends in linguistics: Studies and monographs, 27.) Berlin: Mouton, 1985. Pp. xii, 213. DM 85.00.

Ronald K. S. Macaulay · Language · 1987 · 145 citations

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Sur le sens des proverbes

Georges Kleiber · Langages · 2000 · 119 citations

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Twisted Wisdom: Modern Anti-Proverbs

David Mayer, Wolfgang Mieder · Asian Folklore Studies · 2000 · 110 citations

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A proverb in mind: The cognitive science of proverbial wit and wisdom

Herbert L. Colston · Journal of Pragmatics · 2000 · 104 citations

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Authors

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  1. WM
    Wolfgang Mieder

    Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Spain

    4 publications · 162 citations

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  2. RP
    Richard P. Honeck

    University of Cincinnati, United States

    3 publications · 66 citations

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  3. KA
    Kofi Agyekum

    University of Ghana, Ghana

    2 publications · 31 citations

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  4. GK
    Georges Kleiber

    Centre Marc Bloch, Germany

    2 publications · 174 citations

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  5. BA
    Benedicta Adokarley Lomotey

    University of Ghana, Ghana

    2 publications · 42 citations

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Institutions

42

  1. University of Ghana

    Accra, Ghana

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    85 citations

  2. University of Cincinnati

    Cincinnati, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    72 citations

  3. Vassar College

    Town of Poughkeepsie, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    119 citations

  4. University of Surrey

    Guildford, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

  5. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

  6. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    92 citations

  7. Ospedale San Bortolo

    Vicenza, Italy

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    66 citations

  8. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

    Mashhad, Iran

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    30 citations

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  1. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research

    4 publications · 119 citations

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  2. Journal of Pragmatics

    4 publications · 203 citations

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  3. Journal of African Cultural Studies

    3 publications · 70 citations

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  4. Langue française

    3 publications · 155 citations

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  5. Western Folklore

    3 publications · 56 citations

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