Proverb in English and Vietnamese
HA NOI OPEN UNIVERSITY
FALCULTY OF ENGLISH AND MODERN LANGUAGES
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ASSIGNMENT ON CONTRACTIVE LINGUISTIC
TOPIC:
A CONTRASTIVE STUDY ON PROVERBS ON WEATHER IN
ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE
HA NOI
TABLE OF CONTENT
I. Literature Review On Proverbs: 1.Definition 2. Typical features of proverbs: 2.1. Form and structure 2.2. Content and function 2.3. Origins of proverbs
II. Weather proverbs: 1.What is weather proverb? 2. Classification of weather proverbs: 2.1.Weather proverbs that simply anticipate weather changes 2.2. Weather proverbs representing the weather’s influence on production 2.3.Weather proverbs representing the weather’s influence on human life 3. The images frequently used in weather proverbs: III.The importance of teaching and learning the proverbs of the target language IV. Conclusion: References……………………………………………….
I.Literature Review On Proverbs:
1. Definition:
There are numerous definitions of proverbs. Buridge, in 1981, assumed that “a proverb is a wise saying.” It is a typical spoken, conversational form with didactic function and not associated with any particular source. • According to Mieder (1995, p.5) “A proverb is a short, generally known sentence of the folk which contains wisdom, truth, morals, and traditional views in a metaphorical, fixed, and memorable form and which is handed down from generation to generation.”
• “A proverb, (from the Latin proverbium), is a simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated, which expresses a truth, based on
FALCULTY OF ENGLISH AND MODERN LANGUAGES
[pic]
ASSIGNMENT ON CONTRACTIVE LINGUISTIC
TOPIC:
A CONTRASTIVE STUDY ON PROVERBS ON WEATHER IN
ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE
HA NOI
TABLE OF CONTENT
I. Literature Review On Proverbs: 1.Definition 2. Typical features of proverbs: 2.1. Form and structure 2.2. Content and function 2.3. Origins of proverbs
II. Weather proverbs: 1.What is weather proverb? 2. Classification of weather proverbs: 2.1.Weather proverbs that simply anticipate weather changes 2.2. Weather proverbs representing the weather’s influence on production 2.3.Weather proverbs representing the weather’s influence on human life 3. The images frequently used in weather proverbs: III.The importance of teaching and learning the proverbs of the target language IV. Conclusion: References……………………………………………….
I.Literature Review On Proverbs:
1. Definition:
There are numerous definitions of proverbs. Buridge, in 1981, assumed that “a proverb is a wise saying.” It is a typical spoken, conversational form with didactic function and not associated with any particular source. • According to Mieder (1995, p.5) “A proverb is a short, generally known sentence of the folk which contains wisdom, truth, morals, and traditional views in a metaphorical, fixed, and memorable form and which is handed down from generation to generation.”
• “A proverb, (from the Latin proverbium), is a simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated, which expresses a truth, based on
References: Nguyen Lan(1997). Từ điển Thành ngữ và tục ngữ Việt Nam. HCM: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội. Taylor, A (1989). The origins of proverbs. Retrieved March 12th ,2010 from http://www.deproverbio.com/display.php?a=3&r=27 Nguyen Quang(1996). Intercultural Communication. Hanoi: Vietnam National University Press. Norrick, N.R.(1985). How Proverbs means: Semantic Students in English proverbs. Mouton Amsterdam. Lê Đức Trọng (1993). Từ điển giải thích thuật ngữ Ngôn ngữ học. HCM: Nhà xuất bản TP Hồ Chí Minh Native English: A few weather sayings and old folklore. Retrieved March 12th ,2010, from: http://nativeenglish.eu/articles/171/1/A-few-weather-sayings-and-old-folklore/Page1.html