Norm and variation in paremiology
Vol.22,No.4(2012)
Abstract
Keywords:
paremiology; paremiological norm; paremiological standard; paremiological minimum; proverb modifications; proverb variations; proverb transformations
Pages:
1–14
Based on the concept of language norm and existing studies in phraseology and paremiology, the article focuses on the main criteria that distinguish norm or standard in paremiology. The article also touches upon the problem of proverb modifications and the difference between terms modification and transformation. The author makes a conclusion that standard modifications within the national paremiological corpus can not be perceived as textual or occasional modifications. They should be taken as systemic variations within language norm that exist in the mind of native speakers, do not add another semantic meaning and are not recognized by native speakers as proverb deformations.
paremiology; paremiological norm; paremiological standard; paremiological minimum; proverb modifications; proverb variations; proverb transformations
1–14