Proverbiogenesis: the phases of proverbial birth

Damien Villers (1)

1 CAS - Cultures anglo-saxonnes

Proverbial birth is an elusive phenomenon that has never been studied as a process. However, an approach based on corpus-linguistics makes it possible to divide this phenomenon into several compulsory and optional phases. This article thus aims to provide a theoretical framework for the stages of proverbial birth, hereafter named " proverbiogenesis ". To complete this task, challenges such as proverb definition and proverb origins have to be identified and overcome.

Mots clés: proverb origins; Epidemiology; Proverb; Key-words: proverbiogenesis; Memetics; dissemination; proverbialisation; proverbial birth

Domaines: Linguistique

Damien Villers. Proverbiogenesis: the phases of proverbial birth. 9th Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Proverbs - Proceedings, Nov 2015, Tavira, Portugal. pp.369-380. ⟨hal-01698106⟩