The Origins and the Rhetorical Function of English Proverbs 谚语来源及其修辞功能

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1、ContentsAbstractIIIntroduction11.TheOriginsofEnglishProverbs21.1IntroductionofProverbs21.2PopularProverbs41.3LearnedProverbs61.3.1LiteraryClassics61.3.1.1TheBible71.3.1.2Shakespeare’sWorks71.3.1.3OtherLiteraryBooks81.3.1.4FableandNurseryRhyme81.3.2ReligiousLiteratures92.Rhetoric

2、alFunctionofEnglishProverbs112.1Contrast122.2Repetition132.3Rhyme142.4Coparison153.MajorUsesofEnglishProverbs183.1ToPersuade193.2ToSpreadExperiences19Conclusion21WorksCited2221英语谚语的来源及修辞功能摘要：作为一种普遍的语言现象，谚语承载了一个民族的智慧和文化，并在跨文化过程中起到相当重要的作用。本文对英语谚语的起源及其修辞功能进行了探讨。本文第一部分是介绍英语谚语的来源，它主要

3、来源于民间口语，文学作品及宗教文献等。第二部分则是对英语谚语修辞功能的介绍。英语谚语丰富多彩，应用了大量的修辞格。因而第三部分是介绍英语谚语的用法。本文期望通过对英语谚语的研究可以对跨文化交流起到指导和促进的作用，引导人们采取正确的态度对待生活。关键词：英语谚语；来源；修辞功能；修辞格TheOriginsandtheRhetoricalFunctionofEnglishProverbsAbstract:Asacommonlanguagephenomenon,proverbsserveasalanguagecarrierofhuman’swisdoman

4、dcultures.Theyplayanimportantroleincross-culturalcommunication.ThisthesiswilldiscussoriginsandtherhetoricalfunctionofEnglishproverbs.Firstly,itintroducestheoriginsofEnglishproverbs.Theyoriginatedfromfolkoral,literaryworksandreligiousliteratures.Secondly,itfocusesontherhetoricalf

5、unctionofEnglishproverbswhichareprettyrichandcolorful.Thirdly,itdescribestheuseofEnglishproverbs.ThisthesisisintendedtoguideandpromotecrossculturalcommunicationthroughitsstudyofEnglishproverbsandtohelptoadoptaproperattitudetowardslife.Keywords:Englishproverbs;origins;rhetoricalf

6、unction;rhetoricaldevices21IntroductionAsacommonlinguisticphenomenon,Englishproverbsplayanimportantroleinourdailylife.“Thegenius,wit,andspiritofanationarediscoveredinitsproverbs”,FrancisBacononcesaid.SoitisnecessarytodiscussEnglishproverbs.Atthemeantime,whenChinahasopeneduptoout

7、sideworld,peopleneedtounderstandeachotherbetterincross-culturecommunication.What’smore,peoplecangatherexperiencefromEnglishproverbs.Astudyonoriginsofproverbsmaythrowonlightonthatmatter.InChina,mostscholarspaymoreattentiontoidioms.Theydon’tdiscussproverbsindetail,thusmaterialsofp

8、roverbsshortedseriously.Although,therearesomany