Langue française - Année 2002 - Volume 134 - Numéro 1 - Pages 58-77Mirella Conenna & Georges Kleiber : Metaphor in proverbs The authors try to confirm the idea that so-called metaphorical proverbs show the same characteristics as classical lexical metaphors. They thus apply a grid of metaphorical analysis to the interpretation of one specific proverb chosen as a typical case. They also study the synecdochical link between proverbial meaning and literal meaning, as displayed by several proverbs. They also study, to a certain extent, the problem of proverbs and metaphor in general. 20 pages Source : Persée ; Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l’enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation.