Punning in Hungarian anti-proverbs
Proverbs have never been considered sacrosanct; on the contrary, they have frequently been used as satirical, ironic or humorous comments on a given situation. Wolfgang Mieder has coined the term “Antisprichwort” (anti-proverb) for such deliberate proverb innovations. There are a number of mechani...
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Language: | English |
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Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies
2014-02-01
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Series: | The European Journal of Humour Research |
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Online Access: | https://europeanjournalofhumour.org/ejhr/article/view/16 |