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In:Proverbs within Cognitive Linguistics: State of the art
Edited by Sadia Belkhir
[Cognitive Linguistic Studies in Cultural Contexts 16] 2024
► pp. 1–24

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Introduction

Proverbs from a Cognitive Linguistics perspective

 | Mouloud Mammeri University, Tizi-Ouzou, Algeria
Published online: 30 May 2024
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https://doi.org/10.1075/clscc.16.00bel
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.On the proverb
  • 3.Fundamental conceptual terminology
  • 4.Previous studies into the proverb
  • 5.The present volume
  • 6.Conclusions
  • Notes
  • References
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