TRANSFORMATION OF TRADITIONAL PROVERBS IN 21ST-CENTURY GERMAN ROCK MUSIC: STYLISTIC CHANGES AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE

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https://doi.org/10.30888/2709-2267.2025-34-00-011

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proverb transformation, German rock music, stylistic devices, folklore in contemporary culture, protest rhetoric, youth subculture, linguistic intertextuality, cultural adaptation.

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This article explores the stylistic and semantic transformation of traditional German proverbs in 21st-century rock music lyrics. The author examines how musicians reinterpret folkloric expressions, adapting them to contemporary social contexts, protest r

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2025-09-30

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Zaichenko, O. (2025). TRANSFORMATION OF TRADITIONAL PROVERBS IN 21ST-CENTURY GERMAN ROCK MUSIC: STYLISTIC CHANGES AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE. Sworld-Us Conference Proceedings, 1(usc34-00), 205–212. https://doi.org/10.30888/2709-2267.2025-34-00-011

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No. usc34-00 (2025): Promising areas of theoretical and applied research '2025

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