Self-study
P1
Mexican Americans share with speakers of Spanish throughout the world a rich and varied repertoire of proverbs as well as a vital tradition of proverb use. ███ ████ █████████ ██████ ██ █ ██████████████ ██████ ████ ███ ██ ██████████ ███████████ ██ █ ████████ ██████ ███████ ███ ████ ███ ██ ███ ████ ███████ ███ ████████ ██ █ ███████ ██ █████ ██ ███████ ███ █████ ████████ ██ ████████████████ ████████ ███████ ██████ ████ ██████████ ██████ ██████ ████ ███ ███ ███ █████████ ██████ ████ ███████ ██ █████ ██ ███ ██████ ███████ █████████ ██ ██████ ███ ████ █████ ███████████ ██ ████████████████ ██████████ ███████
Spotlight ·
Proverbs among Mexican Americans
Proverb = saying that can be understood independent of verbal context, purpose is conveying message. Most Spanish-language proverbs came from Spain, but many came from other places in Europe.
P2
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Meaning of proverbs ·
Depends in individual speaker, social context, broader community
Purpose of proverbs ·
Instruction of young people
This purpose is more important in Mexican tradition than among English-speaking traditions.
Example ·
Frequent use of proverbs to regulat relationships among peers
Speculation ·
Reason for emphasis on peer-groups relations?
Might be because traditional norms are threatened by surrounding society, or because parents need to appeal to tradition to teach older children.
P3
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Another feature of proverbs ·
Make people conscious of membership in Mexican ethnic group
Proverbs transmit Spanish language and Mexican culture.
Passage Style
Single position
Spotlight
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The author provides a
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This is the best answer. In the line immediately before the proverb, the author tells us that proverbs in Mexican American communities are often used as a teaching tool, including in areas such as “regulation of peer-group relationships.” The translated proverb is an example of a proverb that relates to educating youth about peer-group relationships.
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“Tone” isn’t part of the purpose, because the author never suggests that Mexican American proverbs take on a particular tone. The translated proverb is an example of a proverb that is used to educate about peer-group relations; not as an example of a particular tone. (The purpose of a proverb is not the same thing as its tone.)
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Although the author mentions “traditional wisdom” as part of explaining why this proverb is used, the author doesn’t use the proverb as an example of how proverbs can appeal to traditional wisdom. The point made immediately before the proverb is introduced is that proverbs in Mexican American communities can be used to teach the youth about peer-group relationships. The translated proverb is designed to illustrate this point, not a claim about the possibility of referring to traditional wisdom.
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The possibility of translating proverbs to English isn’t the purpose of the translated proverb. The point made immediately before the proverb is introduced is that proverbs in Mexican American communities can be used to teach the youth about peer-group relationships. The translated proverb is designed to illustrate this point.
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The author doesn’t use the translated proverb as an example of the effectiveness of proverbs. We don’t actually know how effective these proverbs are at teaching youth. The author focuses on the purpose of proverbs, not on their effectiveness.