Der Klügere impft nach (The smarter ones revaccinate )
- innovative transformations of proverbs
during the SARS-COV-2 pandemic Cover Image

Der Klügere impft nach – innovative Transformationen von Sprichwörtern während der SARS-COV-2-Pandemie
Der Klügere impft nach (The smarter ones revaccinate ) - innovative transformations of proverbs during the SARS-COV-2 pandemic

Author(s): Anna Gabryel
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Phraseology
Published by: Wyższa Szkoła Gospodarki w Bydgoszczy (WSG)
Keywords: proverb; anti-proverb; pandemic; paremiology; paremiological neologisms; proverbial creations

Summary/Abstract: This article is an attempt to analyze anti-proverbs related to the SARS-COV-2 pandemic, extracted from Twitter under the hashtag #covidsprichwörter. The subject of the study is all paremiological neologisms in relation to their source proverbs, in order to be able to determine which of the traditional proverbs enjoy particular popularity among Twitter users due to the number of existing variants. In order to achieve the stated goal, the topic of anti-proverbs is first analyzed. In the next part, the new formations are examined for their formal similarity with the prototypical proverbs in relation to the syntax and type of transformation.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 13
  • Page Range: 143-164
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: German