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Meow the 14th – Culture Cats

Cats and humans are obviously a good team and have been in symbiosis for a long time. Cats in culture and folklore have already been examined, and books have already been written. Cats have left their paw prints not only in language, such as in phrases “die Katze im Sack kaufen”, “für die Katze”, “cats of nine tails”, but also in literature and in folklore. After all, “Puss in Boots” is an all time favourite fairy tale.

In other words, a scientific treatment on culture cats.

Cats in Literature
Cats in Literature

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Edith Podhovnik (April 2, 2014). Meow the 14th – Culture Cats. Meow Factor. Retrieved January 13, 2025 from https://doi.org/10.58079/rdpm


Edith Podhovnik

a linguist researching language #purrieties and #meowlogism-s •alumna of SwanseaUni • loves cats • writes about cats • author of the book "Purrieties of Language. How We Talk about Cats Online

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  1. adlibitam says:

    It is interesting that you mentioned idioms, I have recently talked to a colleague who told me there is an equivalent of a “Katzensprung” in Spanish

  2. adlibitam says:

    It is interesting that you mentioned idioms, I have recently talked to a colleague who told me there is an equivalent of a “Katzensprung” in Spanish

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