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Seitel, Peter. 1977. Saying Haya sayings: Two categories of proverb use. In Sapir, J. David and J. Christopher Crocker, eds. The social use of metaphor: Essays on the anthropology of rhetoric. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 75–99.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

metaphor | proverb | situation

Annotation

S. argues that metaphorical relationships between proverb situation and context situation must be described and related to the interaction situation of proverb use. Examples of proverb use are adduced to illustrate that a single proverb has many applications.