About clothing as a form of material culture reflected in Romanian idioms and in public speaking Cover Image

Vestimentaţia, ca formă de cultură materială, reflectată în frazeologia românească şi în discursul public
About clothing as a form of material culture reflected in Romanian idioms and in public speaking

Author(s): Monica Bilauca
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: UNIVERSITATEA »ȘTEFAN CEL MARE« SUCEAVA
Keywords: phraseologisms; clothing; mental; culture; fashion;

Summary/Abstract: The present paper aims to study clothing as a form of understanding the individual and society, by analyzing instances of expressive language that are proof of everyday experience, that have stood the test of time and that have become fixed in the collective mentality.The source material is constituted by phraseologisms, a generic term which includes proverbs, idioms, phrases and sayings recorded by Iuliu Zanne in the collection entitled Proverbele românilor (vol. III).

  • Issue Year: XXV/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 55-64
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Romanian