„На крив парламент вестници му пречат” (Паремиите в пресата)
“A Crooked Parliament Accuses the Newspapers” (The Proverbs in the Press)

Summary/Abstract: The use of proverbs in the Bulgarian newspapers in 1990–1991 is under analysis in this article. The attention is focused on the predominant function of proverbs as titles of newspaper articles and essays. Examples are analyzed showing how traditional proverbial texts have been changed in order to semantically represent the following essay and in regard with the current social and political situation. The most common form of change is parody and it is used to express certain attitude to the events commented. Thus, proverbs bring an emotive nuance even to very serious and objective newspaper materials. Comparison is made between the functions of proverbs in traditional folklore and in modern culture.

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