Rhyme in German, Bosnian and English Proverbs Cover Image

Rima u poslovicama njemačkog, bosanskog i engleskog jezika
Rhyme in German, Bosnian and English Proverbs

Author(s): Belma Šator
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Lexis, Semantics, Historical Linguistics, Comparative Linguistics
Published by: Filozofski fakultet, Univerzitet u Zenici
Keywords: proverb; peroemia; paroemiology; contrastive linguistics; stylistics; phraseology;

Summary/Abstract: This article is part of a more extensive exploration of proverbs from 2010 to 2017, focusing on German and Bosnian proverbs, and later the research was focused on English proverbs. Given that the proverb is characterized by a sophisticated form that is achieved not only by brevity and conciseness, but also by above average speech, which makes it impressive and lasting, it is a very interesting phenomenon of rhythm, rhyme and picturesqueness that contributes to this. This article This pape will deal precisely with rhyme as one of the basic stylistic features of the proverb in German, Bosnian and English.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: XVII
  • Page Range: 92-99
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Bosnian