Add to ORKGInternational audienceMetrics on language vitality indicate that Bété is an endangered language (UNESCO, 2014). The documentation of Bété proverbs and idioms will potentially generate renewed interest in the richness of the language and culture. The purpose of this chapter is to discuss Bété proverbs and idioms as reflections of universal language structures that embody affordances of specific information germane to the environment and experience of remaining Bété speakers. To accomplish this, the chapter explores relationships among Bété idioms, cognition, and imagery
The names of colours are frequently encountered in idioms. In fact, idioms are to a great extent a p...
People of a language use idioms in their speech according to their literal and stylish needs. Or wha...
In this thesis, I examine how language universals reveal information about the relationship between ...
International audienceMetrics on language vitality indicate that Bété is an endangered language (UNE...
The present paper concerns the cognitive, cultural and rhetorical motivations behind idioms and prov...
The study delves into the interdependence of language and culture, which is a crucial topic for ling...
Today linguistics tries to explore language together with such categories as human, nation, mentalit...
yesIdioms are found in every language and learning them is an important aspect of mastering a langua...
Conventional ways of wording, which span from routine formulae to proverbs, through binomials, collo...
The question about the relationship between language and culture arises in philosophy, psychology an...
In this article, we will talk about proverbs and their types, structure, their importance during lan...
The proverbs that are known and used in a given language bysome group of interest provide insight in...
The article aims to investigate the semantics and pragmatics of the English proverbs and sayings fro...
The principle finding of this study is to examine some common proverbs that are used in Chinese and ...
Proverbs and sayings are examples of ancient language units that cannot be considered finished. Prov...
The names of colours are frequently encountered in idioms. In fact, idioms are to a great extent a p...
People of a language use idioms in their speech according to their literal and stylish needs. Or wha...
In this thesis, I examine how language universals reveal information about the relationship between ...
International audienceMetrics on language vitality indicate that Bété is an endangered language (UNE...
The present paper concerns the cognitive, cultural and rhetorical motivations behind idioms and prov...
The study delves into the interdependence of language and culture, which is a crucial topic for ling...
Today linguistics tries to explore language together with such categories as human, nation, mentalit...
yesIdioms are found in every language and learning them is an important aspect of mastering a langua...
Conventional ways of wording, which span from routine formulae to proverbs, through binomials, collo...
The question about the relationship between language and culture arises in philosophy, psychology an...
In this article, we will talk about proverbs and their types, structure, their importance during lan...
The proverbs that are known and used in a given language bysome group of interest provide insight in...
The article aims to investigate the semantics and pragmatics of the English proverbs and sayings fro...
The principle finding of this study is to examine some common proverbs that are used in Chinese and ...
Proverbs and sayings are examples of ancient language units that cannot be considered finished. Prov...
The names of colours are frequently encountered in idioms. In fact, idioms are to a great extent a p...
People of a language use idioms in their speech according to their literal and stylish needs. Or wha...
In this thesis, I examine how language universals reveal information about the relationship between ...