This article considers the part played by the metaphorical process in proverbial language. The nature and function of the proverb is first examined, as well as the new, revitalized phenomenon of the anti-proverb and the new-proverb. Next, the advisory and decisive nature of the popular proverb...
doi:10.1002/hlca.19700530610Baudet POtten ClWILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbHHelvetica Chimica Acta