THE MANIFESTATION OF GENDER RELATIONS IN ITALIAN PROVERBS
Keywords:
Italian folk literature - proverbs, aphorisms, idioms, oral folklore, stereotypical ways, character, linguistic gender, gender performativity.Abstract
This article analyzes how gender relations are expressed in Italian proverbs at the level of language and culture based on a linguocultural approach. The study examines the images of men and women in the Italian paremiological fund, their mutual social roles, the reinforcement of the patriarchal worldview through language, and the extent to which these views are preserved in modern society. It sheds light on how gender identity is formed through metaphors, stereotypes, evaluative and prescriptive content in proverbs. It also draws on paremiological and ethnolinguistic theories presented by Italian linguists such as A. Lapucci, G. Pittano, P. Trifone, T. De Mauro. The results of the analysis show that Italian folk art not only reflects ancient ideas about gender, but also plays an important role as a means of transmitting them from generation to generation. The conclusions of the article provide an in-depth look at traditional gender roles in Italian society, their changes, and the influence of language on social thinking, establishing the linguoculturological and sociolinguistic significance of the topic.
