THE PROBLEM OF DEFINING PROVERBS AND SAYINGS IN THE CONTEMPORARY LINGUISTIC PARADIGM

Authors

  • Nare Shalunts YSU

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46991/FLHE.2024.28.2.118

Keywords:

proverb, saying, paremiology, universal truth, metaphor, utterance

Abstract

The article attempts to outline the approaches and theories proposed by a number of scholars regarding proverbs and sayings as linguistic units. The role of metaphor is emphasized in differentiating between these two units. As a defining feature of proverb, metaphor leads to a general meaning with the help of cognition. Proverbs and sayings imply a panchronic manifestation, indicating past experiences, defining the present context, and expressing the future. These language units are viewed as a combination of the universal, the national and the individual as they express universal truth and linguocultural identity. From the perspective of contemporary linguistics, proverbs and sayings are studied at the level of utterance within the framework of discourse analysis.

Published

2024-12-26

Issue

Section

Linguistics