paremiology
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- paroemiology, (archaic) parœmiology
Etymology
[edit]From paremia (“proverb”) + -ology, from Latin paroemia, from Ancient Greek παροιμία (paroimía).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]paremiology (uncountable)
- The study of proverbs.
- 2015, Hrisztalina Hrisztova-Gotthardt, Melita Aleksa Varga, editors, Introduction to Paremiology: A Comprehensive Guide to Proverb Studies, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 107:
- In this respect, paremiology can immensely contribute to the more general study of culture from a semiotic point of view, or in a semiotic perspective. But culture is a process, a synchronous snapshot, at best, being subject to constant changes.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]the study of proverbs
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Further reading
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paremiology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
