Parémiologické a frazeologické jednotky v ukrajinských rusínskych nárečiach Slovenska
Paremiological and Phraseological Units in the Ukrainian Ruthenian Dialects of Slovakia

Summary/Abstract: The article pays attention to the proverbs and sayings of the Ruthenians-Ukrainians of Slovakia. The author gives an overview of publications focused on the research on these paremiological units in the second half of the 20th century up to the present day and among well-known collectors of oral folklore introduces e.g. J. Cihra and I. Legdan, M. Mušinka, N. Varcholová, M. Hirjak and Z. Hanudeľ, J. Varchol, M. Šmajda and others. She also pays attention to the thematic focus of the registered language units, in which human being and his/her character, love for his/her homeland, family relationships, joy, success as well as sadness and human suffering predominate. The rich dialect material of the researched region was also published in the national minority media.

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