Пословицы и поговорки с противительными союзами в русском языке: структурно-семантический аспект
Proverbs and Sayings With Adversative Conjunctions in the Russian Language: Structural and Semantic Aspects

Summary/Abstract: Proverbs and sayings with adversative conjunctions in the Russian language fall into three categories: mono-, multi- and non-predicative structures. They are built according to various syntactic patterns, which proves that the spontaneity of their appearance in the language is not absolute but relative, as their formation is determined by specific laws of derivation. Russian proverbs and sayings with adversative conjunctions are based on contrast, contradiction and contrary expectation. The stylistic devices used in them, namely rhyme, personification, metaphor, metonymy, simile, gradation, chiasm, serve a number of functions. The structure of proverbs and sayings with adversative conjunctions is stable although their components are subject to morphemic, morphological, syntactic and quantitative variation. There are several synonymous and polysemous units among them, as well.

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