German Proverbs Research Articles

GERMAN AND ALBANIAN PROVERBS IN THE INTERCULTURAL CONTEXT

Proverbs have an important role in the acquirement of German as a foreign language. The easiest way to present a cross-cultural comparison of proverbs is the onomasiological approach. In this study, I will attempt to show the names of animals as an element of indication of the similarities and differences between the German language and Albanian (Pferd/(kalë), Hund/(qen), Bär/(ari), etc.). The examples presented will clarify that in both languages there are characteristics and physical attributes of animals as well as their use by people that serve as a motive in the creation of proverbs. Therefore, we often encounter similarities and differences. Moreover, we will start from the German proverbs that reveal even more the comparison between the German and Albanian languages, since identity and idiomatic transformation represent the arbitrary process of naming as well as their cultural similarities and differences. What is particularly interesting for a cross-cultural comparison are the idiomatically transformed Albanian equivalents of proverbs in the German language. In Albanian, when some idiomatic transformations of animal names are replaced, the other components vary.

Comparative Study of the Metaphorical Image of "Apple" in Chinese and German Proverbs From the Perspective of Conceptual Metaphor

Comparative Study of the Metaphorical Image of "Apple" in Chinese and German Proverbs From the Perspective of Conceptual Metaphor

STRUCTURAL AND SEMANTIC FEATURES OF BELARUSIAN AND GERMAN PAREMIAS WITH RELIGIOUS COMPONENTS

STRUCTURAL AND SEMANTIC FEATURES OF BELARUSIAN AND GERMAN PAREMIAS WITH RELIGIOUS COMPONENTS

„Andere Länder, andere Sitten“

Apart from their status as a cultural heritage that remains relevant at all times, some German proverbs also have comparable messages to Indonesian proverbs. Therefore, this study aims to compare some German and Indonesian proverbs in terms of pragmatics and semantics with the thematic delineation of customs and cultural norms. Baseline data for this study comes from the online corpus of the OWID Leibniz Institute and a concise German-Indonesian proverb dictionary. In addition, this research also applies the Google Scholar search function to determine how often proverbial texts appear in scientific literature. The results show that German proverbs referring to customs frequently appear in various academic contexts: „Andere Länder, andere Sitten“ (Other countries, other customs). This proverb is also comparable to an Indonesian proverb with the same theme. However, the semantic and pragmatic features of each proverb appeared differently. The German proverb tends to present the denotative statement without metaphorical abstraction, but it appears elliptical. The Indonesian proverb "Di mana Bumi dipijak, di situ langit dijunjung" (Where the Earth is trodden, there the sky is upheld) is somewhat metaphorical. At the same time, the elliptical structure does not appear.

Time Perception in Turkish and German Proverbs

Karşılaştırmalı kültürel çalışmaların günümüzde sıklıkla araştırılan bir konu olduğu ve kültür başlığı altında yer alması sebebiyle bu yönde uluslararası alanda yapılan çalışmalara yönelimin arttığı açıkça görülmektedir. Türkçede, ‘‘ulular sözü’’, ‘‘darb-ı mesel’’ olarak da adlandırılan atasözleri, tüm zamanlarda değerini kaybetmemiş, günlük yaşamda sıklıkla kullanılan, geçmişin bağrından kopmuş ve kıymetli deneyimlerin bir sonucu olarak söylenmiş ulusal miraslardır. Atasözleri, diller arasında benzerlik ve farklılıklara sahip olduğundan dilsel ve kültürel çalışmalarda araştırılabilir niteliktedir. Bu çalışmada, Türk ve Alman kültürünün anlaşılmasında temel olarak alınabilecek atasözleri, zaman kavramına ilişkin olarak kültürlerarası iletişim kuramları çerçevesinde karşılaştırmalı olarak incelenecektir. Çalışmada incelenecek olan Türk atasözleri için Ömer Asım Aksoy’a ait ‘‘Atasözleri ve Deyimler Sözlüğü- Atasözleri Sözlüğü 1’’, Alman atasözlerinin araştırılmasında ise içerisinde 12.000’den fazla Alman atasözüne yer veren ve 2000 yılında Alman Gençlik Edebiyatı ödülünün yanı sıra Uluslararası Bologna Ragazzi ödülünü alan Karl Simrock’ un ‘‘Die Deutschen Sprichwörter’’ sözlükleri kullanılacaktır. Kuramsal bağlam içerisinde çalışmada içerik odaklı analiz yöntemi kullanılmış ve karşılaştırmalı incelemeler neticesinde, her iki dilin atasözlerinde kendi kültürlerini yansıtan unsurlara önemli ölçüde rastlanmıştır.

Proverbial markers and their significance for linguistic proverb definitions: an experimental investigation

Abstract Proverbs are notoriously hard to define, and various approaches to this problem are currently in use in the field of paremiology. The discussion in this paper develops a marker-based proverb definition based on linguistic criteria which is suitable for proverb research in linguistic paremiology. The basis of this definition is empirically supported by the results of an experiment with invented German proverbs containing different types of proverbial markers built on the design described in Arora (1984). The results of the experiment show the importance of proverbial markers for the successful identification of proverbs in discourse, thus allowing the establishment of a first hierarchy of proverbial markers. On a methodological level, the experimental design introduced provides insights into proverb structure and the nature of proverbiality. Furthermore, the results underline the fact that proverbial markers are not optional, but should be an essential aspect of every linguistic proverb definition.

Коммуникативный аспект перевода модифицированных пословиц с немецкого языка на русский

The aim of the study is to highlight the features of the communicative aspect of translating the German variant and transformed proverbs in the press. The article reveals the difficulties of translating modified proverbs. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the analysis of translating the modified forms of the German proverbs “Alte Liebe rostet nicht”, “Viele Köche verderben den Brei”, “Ohne Fleiß kein Preis” for successful communication. As a result of the study, the difficulties of translating modified proverbs due to the lack of interlingual modified proverb equivalents have been identified, and the variants for the most adequate translation of modified proverbs have been proposed as a way to overcome these difficulties.

The Word Dog in German Proverbs and Expression: Linguaculturology Analysis

This study examines the word dog used in proverbs and the German expression of the linguaculture approach. The aim of the discussions is to identify the use of dog in proverbs and German expressions and to explain the meaning they contain. It is also intended to explain the meaning of the proverb and the German expression with the relationship of German society. The data were taken from the dictionary DUDEN Redewendung (2008). Presentation of the result of the data analysis presented using the descriptive method. The word dog in German proverbs and expressions has more negative than positive meanings, which means that German society regards dogs as bad animals. This can be explained by its influence on German culture through the linguistic perspective.

Multi-Aspect Translation of Original and Modified German Proverbs

Multi-Aspect Translation of Original and Modified German Proverbs

The Symbolic Meanings of Numbers in Folk Proverbs (On the example of Uzbek and German Proverbs)

The article reveals the functional-semantic features of the numbers encountered in the text of folk proverbs. The numbers in the text of the proverbs are analyzed in spiritual groups. The symbolism of numbers in Uzbek and German folk proverbs is compared and conclusions are drawn.

Антонимия как средство создания контраста в английских и немецких паремиях

This article deals with one of the means of creating contrast – antonymy on the material of paroemias of the English and German languages. The authors have given a number of definitions revealing the essence of this notion. The English and German proverbs and sayings containing antonyms are distinguished and analyzed. The analysis made it possible to identify frequently occurring antonymic series in the paroemias of the English and German languages.

КОННОТАЦИЯ ЦВЕТООБОЗНАЧЕНИЯ В ПОСЛОВИЦАХ ГЕРМАНСКИХ ЯЗЫКОВ (НА ПРИМЕРЕ АНГЛИЙСКОГО И НЕМЕЦКОГО ЯЗЫКОВ)

Цель. Статья посвящена коннотации цветообозначения в пословицах германских языков (на примере английского и немецкого языков). Авторами проанализированы английские и немецкие пословицы, в которых представлена цветовая лексика. Была выделена следующая цветовая палитра: черный, белый, серый, зеленый, красный, синий, золотой, серебряный. Данная цветовая гамма отражает культурное многообразие, мировосприятие англичан и немцев.Метод или методология проведения работы. Основу исследования образуют тематический анализ, сопоставительно-описательный метод.Результаты. Были отобраны пословицы с цветовой лексикой в зависимости от восприятия цвета человеком (нейтральные, теплые, холодные); данные паремии были проанализированы с точки зрения эмоционально-оценочного восприятия ситуации, на основании чего были выделены цвета с положительной, нейтральной и отрицательной коннотацией.Область применения результатов. Результаты исследования могут быть применены в процессе обучения английскому и немецкому языкам студентов бакалавриата в вузах при изучении лингвострановедения Великобритании и Германии.

LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PROVERBS DESCRIBING FAMILY RELATIONS IN THE GERMAN LINGUISTIC PICTURE OF THE WORLD

Purpose of the study: The current study deals with a close examination of the linguistic and cultural characteristics of proverbs describing family relations in the paradigm of peculiarities of the German linguistic picture of the world. The purpose of this article is to study and analyze German proverbs describing family relations.
 Methodology: While conducting the present research work such scientific methods were used: the method of theoretical analysis of literature on the topic under consideration, the method of semantic and structural analysis of German proverbs, the method of lexical and semantic group description, the comparative method. In the course of our study, 180 proverbs were analyzed (describing family relations with the following components: Mann, Frau, Mutter, Vater, Kind, Bruder, Schwester, Sohn, Tochter, Verwandte), reflecting, to varying degrees, the specifics of family relationships. Among these proverbs, thematic groups were distinguished.
 Main Findings: The semantic features of German proverbs about the family have been distinguished. The classification of German proverbs about the family to the semantic groups was done: the role of women in the family, the role of men in the family, the characteristics of the relationship between wife and husband, etc.
 Applications of this study: The study may be used for close browsing of the current state of investigations in this scientific area as well as for further investigations of linguistic and cultural characteristics of proverbs describing family relations in the German linguistic picture of the world.
 Novelty/Originality of this study: When considering the connotation of German proverbs about the family, the author discovered the following regularity: most German proverbs about the family have a positive connotation. The author conducts a semantic analysis of proverbs, during which he identifies specific features that characterize family life in Russian linguoculture. Such findings were firstly done in the current survey.

Problems of translating English and German proverbs into Russian: the comparative aspect

This article presents the results of the comparative analysis of translatability of English and German proverbs into Russian, which allows to discover specific features of communicants within various linguocultures, which is one of the priority areas of modern linguistic research. The work emphasizes that due to their figurativeness and ethno-cultural specificity, proverbs are a striking example of untranslatability or difficult translatability. This determines the significance of the research under discussion – the increasing need of society for high-quality translation and training of qualified translators. Despite a sufficient number of works devoted to paremiology, the major attention is paid to the semantic and structural features of proverbs in different languages under the absence of comprehensive studies on the translation of proverbial units, which hampers the complete study of the translation problem of paremias. The purpose of the study is to identify close correlations between the proverbs of different languages based on the comparative analysis of the linguistic material of the English, German and Russian languages and a comparison of approaches to the solutions of the problems of their translation. The accomplishment of the stated purpose predetermined the objectives of the study: basing on the analysis of experience concerning proverbs that was accumulated by modern linguistics, to reveal the notion of a proverb; to study the reflection of the linguistic world-picture in the proverbs of the English, German and Russian languages, as well as to conduct the comparative translation analysis. As a result, the authors were able to identify and describe the difficulties encountered in translating English and German proverbs into Russian. The article presents the author's classification of the studied phraseological units in accordance with their translatability from the source language into the target language. All research results are supported by the statistical data.

Structure of folk proverbs (example of uzbek and german proverbs)

Structure of folk proverbs (example of uzbek and german proverbs)

Values of wisdom in Indonesian and German proverbs

Since ancient times traditional societies continued their practical knowledge and life experiences through language from generation to generation so that each community group has a source of behavioral rules that can be used as a guide for life. Linguists, historians, anthropologists, social observers, cultural experts or literary specialists or anyone who wants to understand the concept of community life can have it from the expression of language in the form of advice, slogans, proverbs, phrases, anecdotes, parables and proverbs. This study discusses the time concepts contained in the Indonesian and German proverbs by focusing on the functions and values of wisdom contained therein. This research uses descriptive qualitative approach and is expected to explain about the philosophy, teaching and reflection of the height of thought of the ancient Indonesian people and the values contained in the German proverb.

ПАРЕМИОЛОГИЧЕСКИЕ СРЕДСТВА ЭКСПЛИКАЦИИ СОЦИАЛЬНЫХ СТЕРЕОТИПНЫХ ПРЕДСТАВЛЕНИЙ РУССКИХ И НЕМЦЕВ

The article studies the linguistic ways of objectifying social stereotyped ideas in the Russian and German paroemiological worldviews. The definitions of the terms “society” and “social” in the Russian and German languages are examined in detail. The nuclear and peripheral zones of the semantic field “social stereotyped relations” are identified. By the material of proverbs and sayings of the compared languages, the most frequent lexemes that implement the seme “normative-legal relations” are determined. For the first time, in the comparative aspect, the author uses the methods of identifying ethnic stereotypes by analysing the frequency of using the lexemes, marking the key concepts of the Russian and German cultures in paroemiological units. The paper presents the materials reflecting the data of the comparative analysis of the frequency of using the lexemes that implement the seme “normative-legal relations” in the Russian and German proverbs, identifies common and specific features of stereotyped dominants in the Russians’ and the Germans’ normative-legal sphere.

ОЦЕНОЧНЫЙ КОМПОНЕНТ В ЗНАЧЕНИИ НЕМЕЦКИХ ПАРЕМИЙ С ЛЕКСЕМОЙ DER GOTT

The paper deals with connotations of the lexeme der Gott in German proverbs. As proverbs have an evaluative character, they are a rich field for searching connotative meanings. Evaluative judgments in such set expressions as proverbs reflect cultural traditions and basic values of the German nation. In German proverbs a component der Gott has a stable position as a subject and interacts with various predicates. The groups of proverbs with combinations of the subject der Gott with predicates containing evaluation, that is, the views about what things are good or evil. The results of the current study enable to conclude that the proverbs can express both positive and negative connotations of motivated and unmotivated events. Among them positive ones prevail. Various connotations of the lexeme der Gott in German proverbs prove that the concept of «God» objectified in the German language with the token der Gott is considerably significant in the German culture. Thus, a paremic picture of the world enables to determine the place of the concept «God» in the linguistic world picture of German native speakers.

Konzeptualisierung der Emotionen auf der Mikrotextebene (am Beispiel von Sprichwörtern mit der Komponente Zorn)

In this paper I would like to present the emotionality and emotions in German proverbs on the example of proverbs with the component anger. I am focused not on theoretical considerations about the proverb but on the analysis of the collected language material. The component anger is one of the highly productive proverbial components, it has been found in over four hundred units. It should be noted that most of the proverbs feature the negative effects of this emotion. The analysis of the material allowed for the extraction of nine main groups which show how anger is perceived and described in German proverbs. For example: anger blinds people, makes them lose self-control and brings about serious consequences. Although currently proverbs are often negatively labelled as simple wisdom of ordinary people, I think that they have not entirely lost their social and educational content.

Zeit ist Geld – sprachliche Universalien in der deutschen und polnischen Phraseologie und Parömiologie am lexikographischen Material

The present article entitled "Time is Money – Linguistic Universals in the German and Polish Phraseology, as well as Paremiology on the Example of Lexographical Material" constitutes an analysis of phrasemes and proverbs in the German and Polish language, which contain in their vocabulary the components of time and money. The author of the paper presented the methods of conceptualisation, using the mono- and bilingual dictionaries, of time and money in the hackneyed linguistic phrases of both cultural communities. Undoubtedly, time and money are verbalised in the examined German and Polish phrasemes and proverbs in a similar or identical manner. Thus, these compounds function as internationalisms, as well as phraseological universals.