RT bachelor thesis
T1 A pragmatic approach to proverb use and interpretation
A1 Heras Ramírez, Cristina
A2 Filología Francesa e Inglesa
K1 proverb
K1 function and uses
K1 Relevance Theory
K1 speaker’s intended meaning
K1 criticism
K1 advice
K1 warning, irony
K1 metaphor
K1 ellipsis
K1 familiarity
K1 proverbios
K1 refranes
K1 funciones y usos
K1 Teoría de la Relevancia
K1 intención del hablante
K1 crítica
K1 consejo
K1 advertencia
K1 ironía
K1 metáfora
K1 elipsis
K1 familiaridad
AB Proverbs are interesting pieces of popular wisdom and tradition belonging to any culture, which help us to foreground the values and shared beliefs held by a speech community. However, its study has received little attention up to now. Thus, this dissertation research aims to analyze the functions and uses of proverbs taking examples from English and Spanish them. In order to achieve this goal, we have applied Sperber and Wilson’s Relevant Theory to explain how proverbs allow the speaker to express his/her intention in an implicit way. The findings demonstrate that the main functions of proverbs are criticism, advice and warning. In addition, we have offered an explanation of how their often ironical and metaphorical nature affects proverbs’ understanding. Besides, we have studied the use of the ellipsis in proverbs, which takes place in familiar proverbs, analyzing how familiarity and unfamiliarity influences on proverb use. Finally, we summed up our conclusions to achieve a better comprehension of proverbs’ functions and uses
YR 2015
FD 2015-06-25T00:00:00Z
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/17543
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/17543
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 11-nov-2026