Publication details
Gnomic sayings in Meänkieli historical novels by Bengt Pohjanen
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| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | ICP 15 Proceedings |
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| Field | Linguistics |
| Keywords | aphorism; gnomic saying; proverb; novel; Bengt Pohjanen |
| Description | Gnomic statements in normative texts like Bible, national epics, codices etc. serve partly as a source for proverbs. However, in particular texts they may have different functions, relevant also only to the text itself, its composition and cohesion, stressing a moralia or casting doubt on a statement etc. The function of proverbs and gnomes in Faravidin maa is not only explaining and stressing the plot and theme of the book, but perhaps also creating new specific Meänkieli phraseology. |
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