Self-study
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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.
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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.
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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
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We don’t know that “most” Mexican American proverbs originated from the common proverb tradition of Europe. We do know that most Spanishl-language proverbs in Mexico originated in Spain, but this doesn’t imply that those proverbs were part of the common proverb tradition of Europe. Although Spain is in Europe, this doesn’t imply that proverbs that originate in Spain originate from the “common proverb tradition” of Europe.
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We’re never given evidence that allows us to compare the value Mexican American parents place on traditional wisdom to the value most other parents place on traditional wisdom. Although we know that proverbs are more likely to serve an educational function in Mexican American communities, this doesn’t imply anything about the comparative level of value parents place on traditional wisdom.
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The author never provides evidence of the comparative number of proverbs from different languages or traditions.
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No supported for “most.” The author never suggests that over half of proverbs can’t be accurately translated into different languages.