boo nab

boo n A81.16. "The Boo-man is coming!" [ ]. We used to be scared stiff, little children! (St. Shotts) T C530,68-43 (rec. H. Halpert). A81.17. The Boo-man is [a] term widely used [at] home for getting kids to go to bed early. If they don't go to sleep, we say, "The Boo-man is comi...

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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Upper Island
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/10275 2023-12-31T10:19:30+01:00 boo nab xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/10275 eng eng B This is the first in a four-card series, from B_4909 to B_4912. Phonetic transcription on lines 1-2 of quote are not shown here because database cannot reproduce necessary symbols. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 4909 B_4909_boo n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/10275 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:32Z boo n A81.16. "The Boo-man is coming!" [ ]. We used to be scared stiff, little children! (St. Shotts) T C530,68-43 (rec. H. Halpert). A81.17. The Boo-man is [a] term widely used [at] home for getting kids to go to bed early. If they don't go to sleep, we say, "The Boo-man is coming." Then children respond in the positive way and go to sleep. (New Chelsea) Q67-972. A81.18. The boo-man is the most common frightening figure. The boo-man is used to make children behave properly. A mother might say to her child, "Stop crying now - the boo-man is coming; if he hears you crying."100 (St. Mary's) Q67-366. A81.19. "Here comes the Boo-Man." (Upper Island Cove) Q67-925. ___________________________________________________ 100This is an example of the many threats in which the CONSEQUENCE is not specified and is left to the child's own imagination. Yes (card (A -2) cont'd (B) Used I and Sup Not used 4 Not used Manuscript Newfoundland Upper Island Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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boo nab
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description boo n A81.16. "The Boo-man is coming!" [ ]. We used to be scared stiff, little children! (St. Shotts) T C530,68-43 (rec. H. Halpert). A81.17. The Boo-man is [a] term widely used [at] home for getting kids to go to bed early. If they don't go to sleep, we say, "The Boo-man is coming." Then children respond in the positive way and go to sleep. (New Chelsea) Q67-972. A81.18. The boo-man is the most common frightening figure. The boo-man is used to make children behave properly. A mother might say to her child, "Stop crying now - the boo-man is coming; if he hears you crying."100 (St. Mary's) Q67-366. A81.19. "Here comes the Boo-Man." (Upper Island Cove) Q67-925. ___________________________________________________ 100This is an example of the many threats in which the CONSEQUENCE is not specified and is left to the child's own imagination. Yes (card (A -2) cont'd (B) Used I and Sup Not used 4 Not used
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title_full boo nab
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title_full_unstemmed boo nab
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Upper Island
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Upper Island
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation B
This is the first in a four-card series, from B_4909 to B_4912. Phonetic transcription on lines 1-2 of quote are not shown here because database cannot reproduce necessary symbols.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
4909
B_4909_boo n
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