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Studia ethnologica Croatica, Vol. 3 No. 1, 1991.

Original scientific paper

On understanding proverbs

Gordana Mikulić ; Language Taching Center, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb, Croatia

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Abstract

The paper addresses the issue of proverbs as interpreted and understood by American students studying Croatian. The aim of the paper is more to highrlight the problem of such an investigation - in particular with respect to methodological issues - than ti reach and propose far reaching conclusions.

Keywords

proverbs; folklore, oral transmission; figures of speech

Hrčak ID:

75769

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/75769

Publication date:

22.6.1992.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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