[{"id":164031,"title":"The Proverb: a Capsule of Wisdom, Knowledge and Truth","subtitle":null,"description":"A word has both a primary (literal meaning) and implied (figurative/metaphorical) meanings. Obviously, the implied/figurative.meanings are less definite than the literal meaning, therefore less stable and more amenable to change. In the language of science, however, the specific meanings are rigidly stabilized and the hazy and shifting implied meanings are much eliminated. The process of extension of meaning has been a continuous process, so users of a language must have thorough knowledge of the etymology of words. Hence, full mastery of a word very often demands good knowledge of the word's root meaning.\u003cbr\u003eIn general, literate speakers of a language - writers, men of letters, academics - use words by extending, stretching or twisting their meaning, so that they apply to other objects, actions or situations than those to which they are originally applied.\u003cbr\u003eThe basic areas of study of any one language are its lexicon, its syntax, its semantics and its phonology. The present volume is the outcome of research into the origin, nature and use of proverbs in our daily lives in order to express our intentions, feelings, warnings, disapproval, advice etc., to our audience or interlocutor.\u003cbr\u003eThe word «proverb» comes from the Latin word «proverbium» which means «a saying supporting a point». So the proverb can be defined as a traditional saying of a didactic or advisory nature in which a generalization is given specific, often metaphorical expressions, meanings, denotations and connotations. Proverbs are of great linguistic interest as well, and may show lexical change throughout the natural course of a living language.\u003cbr\u003eIdioms, idiomatic expressions and proverbs in any one language have a number of figurative meanings depending on the speaker's level of education, the content, the context and the situation in which they are used. By way of example the English idiom: It's raining cats and dogs, if rendered in Greek -a word for word thanslation- (Βρέχει γάτους και σκύλους) the outcome is irrational and grotesque, hence the approximately corresponding Greek proverb is: Ρίχνει καρεκλοπόδαρα. The same could equally apply to the English proverb: It's the pot calling the kettle black. The corresponding Greek proverb is: Είπε ο γάιδαρος τον πετεινό κεφάλα.\u003cbr\u003eProverbs must be studied thoroughly and well-memorised and appropriately used if they are going to have the intended or expected effect.","image":"http://www.biblionet.gr/images/covers/b167063.jpg","isbn":"978-9963-685-20-2","isbn13":"978-9963-685-20-2","ismn":null,"issn":null,"series":null,"pages":215,"publication_year":2009,"publication_place":"Λευκωσία","price":"15.0","price_updated_at":"2011-06-01","cover_type":"Μαλακό εξώφυλλο","availability":"Κυκλοφορεί","format":"Βιβλίο","original_language":null,"original_title":null,"publisher_id":2220,"extra":null,"biblionet_id":167063,"url":"https://v2.bibliography.gr/books/the-proverb-a-capsule-of-wisdom-knowledge-and-truth.json"},{"id":164035,"title":"British Life and Institutions","subtitle":"For Students of English, Sociology and Cultural Studies","description":"British Life and Institutions\" is meant for the general educated reader who wants to know more about Great Britain, ie her people, their language, their history, their parliamentary system, their legal system etc. and her various institutions.\u003cbr\u003eAs the big portion of the material deals with the governance of the country, the major institutions and the lines along which they operate and function, more or less smoothly, the book, I believe, will be of considerable value and help to educators, civil servants, parliamentarians, welfare officers, journalists in particular, my main concern here is Cyprus and Greece - given the general acknowledgement - that Britain is among the disciplined and obedient nations in observing the laws and customs of the country, with considerable respect, in an admittedly perturbed world, because of the numerous economic, social, political and ecological problems worldwide.\u003cbr\u003eI also tried, in a limited space, to give the general reader the basic knowledge about the origin, aims and evolution of the European Union and the important Acts enacted by the appropriate representatives of the Member States. A chapter has also been included giving valuable data - land area, population, currency, language, religion, ethnicity etc. of the Member States for reference, comparison and conclusions, with a view to enhancing strengthening and improving the better organization of the European Union, for the general good of the Member States and those who aspire to join the European Union, and those poor countries which urgently need financial support and protection in order to survive.","image":"http://www.biblionet.gr/images/covers/b167067.jpg","isbn":"978-9963-685-19-6","isbn13":"978-9963-685-19-6","ismn":null,"issn":null,"series":null,"pages":261,"publication_year":2009,"publication_place":"Λευκωσία","price":"15.0","price_updated_at":"2011-06-01","cover_type":"Μαλακό εξώφυλλο","availability":"Κυκλοφορεί","format":"Βιβλίο","original_language":null,"original_title":null,"publisher_id":2220,"extra":null,"biblionet_id":167067,"url":"https://v2.bibliography.gr/books/british-life-and-institutions.json"}]