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	Proverbs and Sayings: Meaning, Ideas, and Language
		English proverbs and sayings are included for comparison and to guide students as they learn new proverbs in Spanish.
		Students have a list of the proverbs, and after the pantomime is complete, the “audience” guesses which proverb has been presented; they also share (in English) their understanding of the meaning of the skit.
		Five of the proverbs are ones they have enjoyed and “collected” over the course of the unit that were not the object of class activities.
	www.sedl.org /loteced/scenarios/spanish_proverbs.html (1523 words)

	Proverbs : English Proverbs - Proverbs with Meanings & Explanations ; Spanish Proverbs - Refranes españoles
		English Proverbs, Spanish Proverbs & Refranes españoles - Spanish to English :
		Proverbs : Spanish Proverbs, Refranes españoles & English Proverbs I
		Given the English Proverb, choose the equivalent Spanish Proverb from four choices.
	www.syvum.com /proverbs (271 words)

	Literary Encyclopedia: Proverbs (Old English)
		A few of the “Durham Proverbs”, and the poem “Precepts” in the Exeter Book, follow this pattern, and it may be that the latter text was intended to be proverbial.
		Proverbs are usually memorable because of their shape: there is usually some repetition, parallelism or contrast in the terms (hot – cold, leader bold – army bold), or the expression is brief and pointed.
		Generally in Old English literature outside of the collections, however, proverbs are used to sum up succinctly a common opinion or an accepted view of a matter.
	www.litencyc.com /php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=1273 (567 words)

	Traditional Maori Proverbs: Some General Themes by Paul Moon
		Thus, the success of a proverb performance must depend ultimately on the listener's ability to perceive that he or she is being addressed in traditional, that is, proverbial, terms.
		This fact, coupled with the cultural markers which give proverbs their fundamental level of meaning, leads to an even more essential implication: that "...the acceptance or rejection by tradition which follows immediately upon the creation of the proverb is a factor in its making quite as important as the first act of invention" [10].
		Victorian collectors of traditional English proverbs sometimes edited out of their collections those proverbs which they found to be vulgar or offensive to the prevailing public sensitivities, and there is no reason to assume that there would be much difference in practices in nineteenth-century New Zealand.
	www.otago.ac.nz /DeepSouth/vol3no1/moon2.html (2939 words)

	3. Proverbs. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Proverbs are short, pithy sayings that reflect the accumulated wisdom, prejudices, and superstitions of the human race.
		In general, the particular phrasing of the proverbs, not their ideas, is what belongs to the cultural literacy of each nation and language.
		In English, few would pay attention to the proverb “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” were it not for the rhyme.
	www.bartleby.com /59/3 (1198 words)

	Proverbs - Greek and English Proverbs, Dr. Karagiorgos
		This was followed by J. Hewood's Dialogue conteinyng the nomber in effect of all the proverbes in the englishe tongue (London, 1546), T.Draxe's A treasure of ancient adagies (London, 1616), G.Herbert's Outlandish Proverbs (1640), and D.Fergusson's Scottish Proverbs (1641).
		A proverb is a short verse or prose sentence that expresses vividly and often allegorically a wise opinion, an ascertainment, an advice, and which is repeated in everyday conversation as an argument or example.
		Although proverbs lost a lot of their reputation in the Age of Enlightenment as a result of their overwhelmingly medieval origin, they were by no means neglected by classical authors such as Lessing, Schiller and Goethe.
	www.translatum.gr /etexts/pk/introen.htm (3116 words)

	"AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY": TRADITIONAL AND MODERN ASPECTS OF ENGLISH MEDICAL PROVERBS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		There is not a proverb collection that doesn't contain some proverbs commenting on matters of health or illness, and special collections of medical proverbs have also been assembled dating back to the late Middle Ages (Moll 1958:534-537).
		Ancient proverbs obviously cannot compete with the scientific wisdom of scholarly books and journal articles on diseases that were not even known a decade ago.
		Our four proverbs are general enough that they have withstood the test of time and science, and it is our prognosis that they will continue to be used by people of all walks of life for generations to come.
	info.utas.edu.au /docs/flonta/DP,1,1,95/MEDICAL.html (843 words)

	IS PROVIDING PROVERBS A TOUGH JOB
		The number of proverbs that remain undiscovered by this method cannot be estimated, as we lack statistics on how often the «proverbiality» of a proverb is emphasised and how often its usage is marked.
		Proverbs occurring in the Economy column of Eesti Päevaleht were comparatively more abundant, including a striking example of manipulation with a proverb that was included in an insurance agent's call for buying insurance: «As the saying goes, «Stinging is no economy», and so is not being insured.
		These additional proverbs were all situated in the first or the last paragraphs, and the «topic» of the proverb was not deviated from - the whole of the text between the proverb and the text border constituted a preparatory statement for the proverb or its conclusion.
	haldjas.folklore.ee /folklore/vol10/toughjob.htm (7880 words)

	E-nglish Proverbs
		Proverbs in English are commonly heard in the course of normal speech--they will not be found as frequently in writing as they are used in vernacular discourse.
		It is a worthwhile exercise to give students proverbs on a daily basis--"an apple a day, keeps the doctor away." They can constitute the basis of discussion of their meaning and definition, and how they might be used in normal English discourse.
		Proverbs can be used as well in oral exercises in which students are asked to repeat after the teacher without seeing it written down anywhere, until they can repeat the phrase from memory.
	www.lewismicropublishing.com /Publications/English/Proverbs.htm (749 words)

	Harvard University Press/Proverbs, Sentences, and Proverbial Phrases from English Writings Mainly before 1500 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This book is a collection of English proverbs, sentences, and proverbial phrases from the Middle Ages.
		The medieval proverbs which survive do so only because they were written down by educated men, none of them collectors from the field.
		References are given to the standard collections of English proverbs, so that the user can trace the later history of many of the sayings.
	www.hup.harvard.edu /catalog/WHIPRO.html (357 words)

	French Proverbs in French and English - The Gold Scales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In fact, many typical British proverbs were handed over from French in medieval times - more or less as equivalents, and often as direct translations.
		Also, after Erasmus of Rotterdam published adages in the 1500s, many "international medieval" proverbs were made from Latin and Greek sayings, some of which were terse aces of learning from days gone by.
		Just as many French proverbs derive from Latin, and very many British proverbs derive from French ones, there were other inroads as well.
	oaks.nvg.org /lg1ra8.html (1700 words)

	English Reading: Proverbs (EnglishClub.com)
		This proverb reminds us that some material things are not really so valuable as we think.
		This is like the proverb "Bad news travels fast." If we are waiting for news about someone, it's probably good if we hear nothing because "bad news" would arrive quickly.
		The whole proverb means that people of the same type or sort stay together.
	www.englishclub.com /reading/proverbs-meaning.htm (947 words)

	FIRST IRANINS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE COLLECTIONS OF PERSIAN PROVERBS - Persian Journal Latest Iran news & Iranian ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A Proverb (in Persian: Goftaar-e-Kheradmandaaneh or Zarbolmassal), derived from the Latin term of Proverbium, is a short sentence, usually known by many people, expressing something commonly experienced, or giving advice.
		Proverbs are part of every spoken language and folk literature, originating in oral tradition.
		Proverbs are as a part of the Iranian culture and everyday speech, and their understanding can lead to a more profound insight into language and culture.
	www.iranian.ws /iran_news/publish/article_8784.shtml (1272 words)

	De Proverbio
		was founded in 1995 as the world's first multilingual electronic journal of international proverb studies.
		All the issues have been converted into electronic books and can be bought from amazon.com and other internet bookstores.
		are indispensable research tools for students and scholars as well as for anybody seriously interested in proverbs.
	www.deproverbio.com (234 words)

	African Proverbs, Stories and Sayings - Bibliography
		For some proverbs that she feels "are difficult to understand and to translate since they lack either meaningful English words for translation or do not match with relevant English words", she offers some social-cultural explanations.
		To put it differently, if it is an actual proverb, it categorizes a social practice in terms of a prototype – not generalizing in terms of a particular action on the one hand, and “if a proverb like saying” is used by the character, it eventually becomes proverbial by being accepted.
		Even though this proverb has wisdom in it, it is not necessary that all proverbs embody wisdom as already pointed out earlier and it is equally possible that they might be used merely as “comments” on social practice, without the tag of wisdom attached to them.
	www.afriprov.org /resources/bibliogr.htm (12950 words)

	English proverbs / Proverbs in English (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Proverbs are the wisdom of the nations !
		It's good to know them when you travel to english speeking countries.
		English proverbs can be very wise and useful.
	www.learn-english.itmgc.com /english_proverbs.php (276 words)

	Vietnamese Proverbs-MyChan
		Proverbs are concise statements expressing deep thoughts, practical knowledge, and experience-based judgments, covering all aspects of life, and bearing some flavour of a particular culture, sometimes in a specific period and sometimes beyond time limits.
		Since the bilingual proverbs are presented side-by-side, one might tend to say they are mere translations from one language to another.
		The proverbs on this page, to be updated each month, are in fact equivalents and should, to a certain extent, reveal some shades of similarity between English and Vietnamese culture.
	sweb.uky.edu /~mnguy2/VNproverbs.htm (480 words)

	ZondervanBibles.com - Spanish/English Parallel New Testament Psalms & Proverbs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		La Nueva Version Internacional, NVI is a contemporary Spanish translation developed using the same method and manuscripts as the NIV in English.
		Due to its harmony in principles and purposes, this parallel edition of the English NIV and Spanish NVI is the best of its kind available.
		It is highly recommended for those seeking to learn Spanish or English, as well as those who already have a grasp of both languages and want to compare them in their reading of God's Word.
	www.zondervanbibles.com /0310925568.htm (200 words)

	Proverbs Table of Contents (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Once I had the time to read it, I was absolutely thrilled to discover that I could understand much of the Sicilian, a language I had not used since childhood.
		Some of the proverbs date things by saint's feast days or church festival days.
		Pitrè, who by profession was a practicing doctor of medicine, somehow managed, in his travels through Sicily and in his correspondence with other folklorists, to amass a collection in excess of 13,000 proverbs.
	dieli.net /SicilyPage/Proverbs/proverbs.html (398 words)

	101 American English Proverbs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Namely, both the proverb and its meaning are clearly explained inside the dialogue, not to mention, they are bolded.
		I am sure that those whose mother language is not English will find studying proverbs as well as idioms is much easer than learning English vocabularies.
		This text presents in everyday English 101 commonly used proverbs, enabling students to use proverbs appropriately and encouraging cross-cultural understanding.
	www.abouttoefl.com /books/asin/0844254126 (486 words)

	Simin Habibian - 1001 Englisg Persian Proverbs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The first edition of "1001Persian- English Proverbs" was published in 1996 and was received very well by the Iranian Americans living in Washington, DC Metro Area and in other parts of the Country.
		There are 111 illustrated proverbs (riddles) which add to the attraction of the book.
		Despite all differences in cultures, I have noted and displayed the similarities of Persian and American cultures by presenting side by side proverbs and idioms of the two cultures.
	mamali.com /1001.Persian.English.Proverbs.By.Simin.Habibian/1001.html (221 words)

	About CDs
		When appropriate, cross-references and notes indicating proverbs expressing similar concepts or variants of the main proverbs are provided.
		The Dictionaries are also of benefit to non-professionals who, for the sheer enjoyment of it, wish to savour the wisdom, wit, poetry and the colourful language of proverbs.
		All proverbs have been recorded by native speakers, adding to the enjoyment of advanced users and to the improvement of spoken language skills of less-advanced users.
	www.deproverbio.com /DPstore/DP-CDs/aboutfrital.html (273 words)

	This Dictionary
		The Dictionary is a very useful reference tool for scholars of the two languages, for researchers working in various associated fields such as linguistics, literature, folklore, anthropology, psychology, sociology, history, and for workers in newer areas such as advertising and contemporary media.
		The Talking Dictionary of English and Italian Equivalent Proverbs CD-Rom is compatible with both Macintosh and PC (Windows) computers.
		In that case only the proverbs containing exact matches of the keyword will be shown.
	www.deproverbio.com /DPstore/DP-CDs/aboutitalian.html (635 words)

	Matching Quiz of Commonly-Heard English Proverbs
		These are the same proverbs that are in the Commonly-Used Proverbs quizzes.
		If you are interested in proverbs, you should visit this group of quizzes, too.
		This quiz is part of Interactive JavaScript Quizzes for ESL Students.
	a4esl.org /q/j/ck/ma-proverbs.html (69 words)

	Books : 101 American English Proverbs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		English is my second language and this book has helped me to understand how american people talks.
		I am very pleased indeed to recommend it for those studying proverbs.
		He presented a very good number of common English proverbs in a genius way of learning.
	www.eslmonkeys.com /cgi-bin/book_student/amazon.cgi?item_id=0844254126&search_type=AsinSearch&locale=us (172 words)

	English Proverbs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		These well known proverbs are now collected in one database together with their explanations.
		Whether you are a student of English or a native speaker, you may find them useful.
		Now you can learn these 254 most often used English proverbs and amaze your friends when using them.
	www.mapletop.com /supermemo/databases/enprov.html (79 words)

	eBay - english proverbs, Antiquarian Collectible, Nonfiction Books items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Dictionary of English Proverbs of the 16th and 17th Cent.
		Dictionary of 1000 Italian Proverbs: With English Eq...
		Proverbs in the Earlier English Drama, by Whiting, 1938
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=english+proverbs&... (331 words)

	English - Dutch Proverbs
		Who else than she must be painfully aware of all the mixups people make when it comes to using specific proverbs and sayings, that which make a language distinct from other languages.
		Say what you will, but when it comes to proverbs the great divide between our respective languages doesn't seem nearly as big as we have come to expect.
		Yet, we all laugh at the awkward attempts our politicians make when they actually venture into addressing their hosts/guests in what they presume is their native speech.
	home.wish.net /~sparhawk/express.htm (714 words)

	French Proverbs from 1611 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		These proverbs provide an interesting look into both French and English proverbs in this era, and is one of the earliest printed collections of proverbs.
		I found a total 2,671 proverbs, which is probably most of them.
		Due to the formatting of the EMEDD database, the spacing of the result is a bit suspect, and there are numerous extra square brackets: [ ].
	www.pbm.com /~lindahl/proverbs (220 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Dictionary of 1000 Polish Proverbs: With English Equivalents (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The book is a collection of proverbs that translate into English, specifically with English equivalents.
		Some of them are simply the Polish translations of biblical proverbs and Latin tags; some others are Polish ways of expressing the standard proverbs but are translated as the English version of the proverb.
		Alot of the proverbs were ones they remember from when they were little.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0781804825 (343 words)

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