Teza de master - Comparative analysis of the concept “Clothes” in English and Romanian (or Russian) cultures (based on proverbs) - ID:05569 - Volum 76 pagini

Introduction………2

Chapter One. Proverbs as Ethnographical Heritage
1.1. Proverbs as Traditional Items of Folklore…………………………………………………..6
1.2. Origin and Sources of Proverbs……………………………………………………………..9
1.3. Definitions of Proverbs and Sayings……………………………………………………….16
1.4. Origin of Proverbs and Sayings…………………………………………………………….20
1.5. The Main Features of Proverbs and Sayings……………………………………………….24
1.6. Proverbs versus Sayings…………………………………………………………………….28
1.7. Comprehension and Interpretation of Proverbs…………………………………………….31
1.8. Semantic Field Theory……………………………………………………………………...34

Chapter Two. The Structure of Semantic Field of English and Romanian Proverbs and Sayings
2.1. Semantic field of proverbs and sayings in the English language…………………………….40
2.2. Semantic field of proverbs and sayings in the Romanian language…………………............51

Conclusions ……………………………………………………………62
Bibliography ……………………………………………………………66
Appendix 1 An alphabetical list of English proverbs ……………70
Appendix 2 An alphabetical list of Romanian proverbs …………73