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Proverbial Speech

Proverbial Speech is a formal literary and cultural construct within African American folklore comprising concise, traditional utterances that convey vernacular wisdom, moral instruction, or sociocultural values through metaphorical and often rhythmic linguistic forms distinctive to African American oral traditions.

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41

Authors

14

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2017–2026

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Publications

37

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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<b>A proverb in mind:</b> The cognitive science of proverbial wit and wisdom. By Richard P. Honeck Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 1997. Pp. x, 308.

Zdeněk Salzmann · Language · 1999 · 81 citations

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Parole proverbiale et structures métriques

J. C. Anscombre · Langages · 2000 · 76 citations

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caste, colonialism, and the speech of the colonized: entextualization and disciplinary control in India

Gloria Goodwin Raheja · American Ethnologist · 1996 · 76 citations

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Political grandstanding and the use of proverbs in African political discourse

Daniel Ochieng Orwenjo · Discourse & Society · 2009 · 69 citations

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Authors

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  1. BJ
    B. J. Whiting

    2 publications · 40 citations

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  2. SK
    Steve Kquofi

    Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  3. AP
    Anand Prahlad

    1 publications · 22 citations

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  4. NY
    Natalia Yu. Nelyubova

    Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Russia

    1 publications · 18 citations

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  5. RM
    Rose Marie Beck

    Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

    1 publications · 30 citations

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Institutions

14

  1. Goethe University Frankfurt

    Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    99 citations

  2. University of Minnesota System

    Minneapolis, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    76 citations

  3. University of Uyo

    Uyo, Nigeria

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  4. Peoples' Friendship University of Russia

    Moscow, Russia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  5. Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

    Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    30 citations

  6. Wilfrid Laurier University

    Waterloo, Canada

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    24 citations

  7. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    76 citations

  8. Vienna University of Economics and Business

    Vienna, Austria

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 3 publications · 67 citations

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  2. Journal of African Cultural Studies

    3 publications · 70 citations

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  3. Journal of American Folklore

    JAF · 2 publications · 33 citations

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  4. Langages

    2 publications · 111 citations

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  5. The Modern Language Review

    1 publications · 26 citations

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