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Abstract

Bipartite and tripartite Russian proverbs are analyzed in terms of devices of repetition. Major attention is given to formulaic devices, including correlative, contrastive, and conjunctive formulas. Grammatical and phonetic devices are also discussed. An argument is advanced for the basic binary division of the Russian proverb, since even tripartite proverbs contain two main propositions. (AF)

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Title
The Structure of the Russian Proverb
Author
Levin, Maurice I.
Pages
9
Publication year
1968
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Undefined
ProQuest document ID
64411665
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