Report on the 3rd International Conference on Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response (FRIAR) 2012 by Daniele de Wrachien, David Proverbs

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An Investigation into Factors Influencing Construction Costs Based on Japanese, UK and US Contractor Practice by Hong Xiao, David Proverbs

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Sobre el uso del «etcétera» en <i>La Celestina</i> by Patrizia Botta

“…In certain cases it is taken for granted that readers do know the proverbs so well that Rojas, with great elegance and reticence, cuts them in halves by adopting the technique of «leaving something unsaid» and utters only the first half of them, using the word «etcétera» to sum up  the  rest. …”
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How Do Traditional Stories Work in the Process of Solving Unconscious, Interpersonal and Cultural Conflict? A Contribution to Narrative Ethics by Arno Remmers

“…Fairy tales, narratives and proverbs are cultural carriers of tradition, development pattern and values. …”
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VERBAL COMMUNICATION AS ETHNICITY CULTURE BASIS: TOLERANCE AND INNOVATION by T M Balykhina, O V Veter

“…It is emphasized that the proverbs, sayings, epics, riddles, lullabies, etc. abound with the ideas of labor and moral upbringing that reflect the traditional values of these peoples. …”
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Green Worlds: Shakespeare’s Plays and Early Modern Imagery by Anne-Marie COSTANTINI-CORNEDE

“…Once the colour of chivalry, it came to be disparaged, but Vert gai’s vibrant hues and vert perdu’s darker ones still coexisted in proverbs, plays or works of art. Shakespeare’s worlds, even in the very heart of pastoral comedies (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Winter’s Tale, As You Like It or The Tempest), reveal the same propensity to oscillate between the lightness of ‘gay green’ and the darker, disquieting vein of ‘lost green’. …”
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Eksplorasi Nilai-Nilai Luhur dalam Tradisi Lisan “Berasan” Adat Perkawinan Kota Bengkulu by Eli Diana

“…The results showed that the Berasan event is full of figurative sentences, namely rhymes, and proverbs, to convey intentions and goals. While the noble values implied in it include: religious values, humility, unity, empathy, and firmness. …”
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Некоторые размышления о переводах «Бориса Годунова» на норвежский язык<br>(Some Notes on Norwegian Translations of “Boris Godunov”)... by Olga Komarova

“…Both translations illustrate how difficult it is to find a satisfying solu- tion to the rhymed proverbs or plays on words. Russian standardized modes of address, mention of the tsars or certain historical events, Pushkin's choice of the name for the pretender-all this presents at times unresolvable problems for the translators. …”
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RHETORICAL AND POETIC ELEMENTS OF FATHER IVAN ANČIĆ’S SPIRITUAL TEXTS by Miljenko Buljac

“…In the central part of the consideration of the rhetorical and poetic Greeting readers of two components, and analyses of the structure and composition, description and narrative discourse, through insertion and proverbs, meditation and interpretation of real, metaphorical and allegorical statements. …”
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Sinonimia, plurisemia e sinestesia nella cucina camerunense by Monica Dal Pos

“…The third phenomenon is polysemy, illustrated by a small sample of linguistic expressions. A number of proverbs and idiomatic expressions in Ewondo, the context used and semantic field of reference were grammatically analyses. …”
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Craftsmanship in Gaziantep: Saddle-making and Gunny sack making by Dr. Süleyman Fidan

“…Following, idioms and proverbs about the occupation are evaluated in order to show its prevalence throughout history. …”
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Cultural Preservation Approaches in the Cinema: The Case Study of the Movie Iftarlık Gazoz / İftarlık Gazoz Filmi Örneğinde Sinemada Kültür Koruma Yaklaşımları by Aysun Ezgi Yılmaz

“…The movie was supported by Ministry of Culture and Tourism and when the folkloric elements in the movie (masterapprentice relationship, folk songs, mani, proverbs etc.) were examined it can be seen that these elements are not placed irrelevantly; instead, they are aproduct of a conscious culture protection approach. …”
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The Influence of the Basotho Culture on the use of Corporal Punishment in the Secondary Schools in Lesotho by Retšelisitsoe Mantoa Matheolane, Alfred Henry Makura

“…Additionally, the study found that the use of corporal punishment on children at home, even on toddlers reinforced its use at school. Proverbs were used to justify its use on learners. …”
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Paroemia in the Context of Modern French Public Internet Advertisin by Ekatherina D. Anisimova, Vladislav E. Anisimov, Vladimir N. Denisenko

“…The results revealed that the use of paroemias as figure of speech in modern French public advertising is insignificant, due to the fact that the semantically complex message of the original proverbs and sayings can significantly narrow the target audience of public advertising. …”
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Arabic Linguistic Patterns in Sa’adi’s Works by Amir Momeni Hezaveh

“…The results of the analyses indicates that the intermingling of Persian and Arabic has not merely led to the Persian poets’ application of Arabic words, phrases, poetic samples, proverbs, or fables; but this has also led to similarities between the language patterns in Persian and Arabic. …”
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Język codziennej komunikacji w niecodziennym opracowaniu w Listach z Afryki Henryka Sienkiewicza by Danuta Kowalska

“…Its characteristic, stylistic feature is the extensive use of colloquial language, fixed, idiomatic phrases, proverbs and proverbial expressions. Therefore, such use of lexicon and phraseology refers to the traditional trends of the Polish language, the vivid language of everyday communication. …”
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Visual alphabet and calligraphy as a therapeutic tool with people with early dementia by Lorena López Méndez

“…The “Visual Alphabet “Project: Art and Health Alzheimer’s, is a project that aims to bring contemporary art education, proverbs and caligraphy for people with early dementia, their family members, caregivers and healthcare personal. …”
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National and Cultural Features Representations of the Concept of “War” in the Russian and Chuvash language Pictures of the World by Ludmila V. Borisova, Alyona M. Ivanova, Elvira V. Chuyeva

“…Based on the material of Russian and Chuvash proverbs and sayings selected from lexicographic and folklore sources, a comprehensive comparative analysis of the concept of “war” at the semantic, pragmatic and culturological levels was conducted for the first time, the features of its verbalization were considered. …”
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Exploring Term Equivalence and Term Formation from Arabic to Persian by Robabeh Ramezani, Zohreh Ghorbani Madavani

“…In this article, the term, and its types, the difference between the term and the word, and how to translate and equate scientific terms, idiomatic expressions, proverbs, and metaphorical expressions have been analyzed by using the descriptive-analytical method. …”
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CHILDREN'S JOURNALISM OF KALMYKIA: STAGES OF FORMATION AND CONTEMPORARY STATE by Baldzhya B. Dyakieva, Nyudlya Ch. Ochirova, Nelly A. Erekteeva

“…The diversity of the newspaper's content was complemented by such folklore genres as riddles, proverbs, charades, etc. Genre features and topical content of the publication in question form its typological model, which represents one of the most important factors in the individualization of children's media of that time. a number of issues related to the involvement of the young generation in the socio-political life of society and their importance in the educational activities of that time are being researched. …”
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