Dada

Dada _Dada_- address given to paternal grandfather rather than grandpa or grandfather etc. My relationship to this relative was stiff and formal. My mother and father would take me and my brothers and sisters to visit our grandparents on Sunday afternoons. We would shyly enter the big living room. T...

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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/22361
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/22361 2023-12-31T10:17:21+01:00 Dada xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/22361 eng eng D 48 71-124 Sister Diane Smyth, Folklore 3400, Age 23, St. John's, Gerard Smyth (father), Commission Agent, Age 51, St. John's , Mrs. Thomas Smyth 1946-1953 St. John's, Term learned as child to address grandfather who died 1953 (about) July 1, 1971 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 12911 D_12911_Dada http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/22361 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 2023-12-04T11:29:38Z Dada _Dada_- address given to paternal grandfather rather than grandpa or grandfather etc. My relationship to this relative was stiff and formal. My mother and father would take me and my brothers and sisters to visit our grandparents on Sunday afternoons. We would shyly enter the big living room. The old man and then hard-of-hearing would be seated near the fire place reading. Each of us would approach him to greet him with a kiss. Most of our conversation was 'yes, dada' or 'no, dada.' We would often leave the adults to go to the garden. address given to paternal grandfather Yes DICT CEN. Not used Not used Not used Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 10 Dec 2014; "Newfoundland Folklore Survey Card" Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
Dada
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description Dada _Dada_- address given to paternal grandfather rather than grandpa or grandfather etc. My relationship to this relative was stiff and formal. My mother and father would take me and my brothers and sisters to visit our grandparents on Sunday afternoons. We would shyly enter the big living room. The old man and then hard-of-hearing would be seated near the fire place reading. Each of us would approach him to greet him with a kiss. Most of our conversation was 'yes, dada' or 'no, dada.' We would often leave the adults to go to the garden. address given to paternal grandfather Yes DICT CEN. Not used Not used Not used Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 10 Dec 2014; "Newfoundland Folklore Survey Card"
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title Dada
title_short Dada
title_full Dada
title_fullStr Dada
title_full_unstemmed Dada
title_sort dada
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url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/22361
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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48 71-124
Sister Diane Smyth, Folklore 3400, Age 23, St. John's, Gerard Smyth (father), Commission Agent, Age 51, St. John's , Mrs. Thomas Smyth 1946-1953 St. John's, Term learned as child to address grandfather who died 1953 (about) July 1, 1971
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
12911
D_12911_Dada
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/22361
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