Aklanon Proverbs: A Preliminary Aklanon Paremiology

ISBN-13: 9783656438007 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 72 str.

Alexander de Juan

Opis

Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2013 in the subject Speech Science / Linguistics, course: Aklanon proverbs, Aklanon paremiology, Aklanon paremiography, language: English, abstract: This study evaluates the "hueobaton" or proverbs in Aklanon language, one of the languages in Panay Island, Philippines. There are 298 Aklanon proverbs gathered from field and library research. These proverbs are classified according to themes and subject matter, and then analyzed for contextual meaning by highlighting the embedded motifs, symbols and cultural concepts. By providing a collection of Aklanon proverbs, or an Aklanon paremiography, this research serves as a preliminary study so future researches may be done towards a comprehensive Aklanon paremiology.