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Spanish Proverbs
Spanish Proverbs
By
Brigitte Novelo
Spanish 435
Dr. Domnguez
20 April 2016
In the Spanish language there are several unique styles of communication recognized
within the language. One of those ways in which Spanish speakers communicate is by
simple and concrete saying, popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based
on common sense or experience. They are often metaphorical (Wikipedia). In the state
of California, primarily the county of Los Angeles there is a large community based of
Latinos. Many of those Spanish speaking Latinos exchange proverbs everyday with
those around them. This paper will present twenty proverbs that were collected by three
informants. They are my mother and two aunts. The first informant is my mother, Elva
Novelo (E.N) who was born in Durango, Mxico. She came to the United States in 1969
when she was only seventeen years old. She was raised in a rancho that only consisted of
four houses. She believes she completed about an equivalence of a sixth grade education.
The second is my aunt Candelaria Ortega (C.O) who reached this country at age thirteen.
She was the last of her nine siblings to arrive in Los Angeles. Upon arrival in the 1980s
she was given the opportunity to complete a high school education. The third informant
is Yolanda Espinoza (Y.E), who was the first of her family to decide she wanted to come
to El Norte. Back home in Durango, Mxico she completed an education level to that
References
Proverb. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia Foundation Inc. 18 April 2016.