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Title Proverbiality and Worldview: A Comparative Study of The Thematic Categorization of Proverbs Across Languages

Author(s) Wafa Iqbal

Abstract Proverbs construct social reality of its users. This research aims to study the deterministic and relative aspects of languages. It thematically categorizes five hundred Urdu proverbs and equal five hundred proverbs taken from English language, using The Matti Kussi International Type System of Proverbs. Furthermore it investigates the Universal and Relative aspects of proverbs. The results show both similar as well as culturally different themes. Proverbs give insight about the worldview reflected through them and in them.

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