Addition in Anglo-American anti-Proverbs about Money

The study aims to analyze addition, one of the most popular mechanisms of proverb variation in Anglo-American proverbs about money. The Anglo-American proverb transformations (or anti-proverbs) discussed and analyzed in the present study were taken primarily from American and British written sources. My discussion is organized in two parts. The first part of the study briefly demonstrates the background of research and terminology. I list 20 Anglo-American proverbs most popular for variation and mention the most frequent themes anti-proverbs address, with a special focus on proverbs about money. I also list the proverbs containing the word “money” and several of their variations. The second, and main part, of the article discusses addition, one of the most popular mechanisms of proverb transformation in 263 Anglo-American anti-proverbs about money. The focus is on the place of the addition. The study also examines how many components are added, followed by a discussion and exemplification of some other mechanisms of proverb variation combined with addition. Finally, I list and illustrate some themes emerging in Anglo-American proverb transformations.