The Image of the Cat in Portuguese and Romanian Proverbs Cover Image

A imagem do gato nos provérbios portugueses e romenos
The Image of the Cat in Portuguese and Romanian Proverbs

Author(s): Adriana Ciama
Subject(s): Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Comparative Linguistics, Romanian Literature, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: Paremiología; Portuguese proverbs; Romanian proverbs; lexical analysis; semantic analysis; contrastive analysis; animal imagery;

Summary/Abstract: This article, written in Portuguese, presents a lexical and semantic analysis of proverbs containing the word "cat" (gato/pisică, mâță, mârtan, motan, cotoi) in Portuguese and Romanian. The author compares 98 Portuguese and 72 Romanian proverbs, highlighting lexical variations and semantic differences in how cats are portrayed across the two languages.

  • Issue Year: 36/2024
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 259-273
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Portuguese
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