20.500.12556/RUP-23192 Women are as fickle as April weather – are they really? cross-cultural analysis of Anglo-American and Slovenian proverbs featuring the word woman Women are as fickle as April weather – are they really This study represents the first cross-linguistic comparison of Anglo-American and Slovenian proverbs featuring the word woman. First, dictionary definitions were analysed to assess portrayals of women and their societal roles in the selected reference works. Next, a bilingual corpus featuring the word woman was compiled, with 211 Anglo-American and 72 Slovenian proverbs to investigate the extent of shared proverbial culture. Lastly, a selection of seven equivalent proverbs in both languages was compiled to explore the cultural elements embedded in these proverbs. The study found that Anglo-American dictionary entries are more inclusive than Slovenian ones, which largely reinforce patriarchal values. The research also revealed a rich shared proverbial tradition. While the analysis of cross-linguistically equivalent proverbs did not uncover many culturally specific elements, it highlighted the universality of human thought and the pervasive influence of patriarchal values, portraying women as subordinate, emotionally unstable, and morally questionable. Nonetheless, the research also identified proverbs that acknowledge women’s strength and independence. Lastly, the study emphasises that proverb translation cannot be reduced to a purely lexical process but involves varying degrees of adaptation to convey culturally embedded meanings. proverbs woman Anglo-American proverbs Slovenian proverbs dictionary definitions shared proverbial tradition translation studies pregovori ženska anglo-ameriški pregovori slovenski pregovori slovarske opredelitve skupna pregovorna tradicija prevodoslovje true false false Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-06-30 12:34:19 2026-06-30 12:34:22 2026-07-01 03:05:13 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 str. 58-80 no. 1 Vol. 19 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova NiDoloceno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2026-06-25 81'373.72:398.91 1336-7811 10.33542/JTI2026-1-4 283066371 RAZ_Lemut_Bajec_Melita_2026.pdf RAZ_Lemut_Bajec_Melita_2026.pdf 1 F3ECF534D267FEE85E2E7A4C95DAEF8E 7484a81155ecc0c85d8a8cacfb5e5a7ee153b6e5de0aec89c88b3966ec72a779 16fdd4e9-746f-11f1-9e8d-005056ac49c0 https://repozitorij.upr.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=33910 https://www.skase.sk/Volumes/JTI31/04.pdf 0 2eb85674-7470-11f1-9e8d-005056ac49c0 https://repozitorij.upr.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=33912 Fakulteta za humanistične študije 0 0 0