A Dictionary of Wellerisms

A Dictionary of Wellerisms

by Wolfgang Mieder (Editor), Stewart A. Kingsbury (Editor)

Synopsis

This dictionary collects over 1500 wellerisms, a subgenre of the proverb consisting of a speech or statement (often a proverb), identification of the speaker, and identification of the situation. It represents the first published collection of all known English-language wellerisms.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Edition: annotated edition
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Published: 17 Dec 1993

ISBN 10: 0195083180
ISBN 13: 9780195083187