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janny n terms. In some communities, one or both of these terms are known, and it would require a thorough historical and geographical investigation to give a precise account of their distribution and usage. In a few communities, other words are known as well as or instead of mummers or janneys. Here...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/38082 2023-12-31T10:24:13+01:00 janney 1989/10/18 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38082 eng eng J 1984 ROBERTSON xvii References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13630 J_13630_janny n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38082 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 1989 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:21Z janny n terms. In some communities, one or both of these terms are known, and it would require a thorough historical and geographical investigation to give a precise account of their distribution and usage. In a few communities, other words are known as well as or instead of mummers or janneys. Here is a sampling: _jennies_ in Goulds, S.S., Kelligrews C.B., and Lewisporte, N.D.B; _darbies_ in Avondale, C.B., Colinet, S.M.B., Mount Carmel, S.M.B; _johnnies_ in Change Islands, N.D.B. and Upper Island Cove, C.B.; _fools_ in Cappahayden, S.S. Renews, S.S., Shoal Harbour, T.B., and Torbay, near St. John's; _dress-ups_ in Port Rexton, T.B., Swift Current, P.B., Twillingate, N.D.B., and Dark Cove, B.B.; _mumpers_ in Fortune, F.B.; _maskers_ in Placentia, P.B.; _mickies_ in St. Lawrence P.B.; _geezers_ in Little Bay East, F.B.; _barneys_ in Charlottetown, B.B.; _white boys_ in Clarke's Beach, C.B. For variety, some of these words are used as well. (C) Quotations from MUNFLA are _verbatim_ with some inconsequential exceptions. Quotations of MUNFLA take sources are made from MUNFLA tape transcripts and do not always represent a _literatim_ transcription. (D) All the photographs were taken by Louis J Chiaramonte. With the exception of the pictures of the masks and the hobby horses for which Philip Hiscock, Assistant Archivist of the Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language [check] WK OCT 18 1989 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used janney, jenny, johnny, FOOL, MUMMER n., go out in the jannies, janny-night, janny-talk, jannie Checked by Adrian Young on Thu 04 Jun 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 27 Jul 2015 Manuscript University of Newfoundland Upper Island Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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janny n terms. In some communities, one or both of these terms are known, and it would require a thorough historical and geographical investigation to give a precise account of their distribution and usage. In a few communities, other words are known as well as or instead of mummers or janneys. Here is a sampling: _jennies_ in Goulds, S.S., Kelligrews C.B., and Lewisporte, N.D.B; _darbies_ in Avondale, C.B., Colinet, S.M.B., Mount Carmel, S.M.B; _johnnies_ in Change Islands, N.D.B. and Upper Island Cove, C.B.; _fools_ in Cappahayden, S.S. Renews, S.S., Shoal Harbour, T.B., and Torbay, near St. John's; _dress-ups_ in Port Rexton, T.B., Swift Current, P.B., Twillingate, N.D.B., and Dark Cove, B.B.; _mumpers_ in Fortune, F.B.; _maskers_ in Placentia, P.B.; _mickies_ in St. Lawrence P.B.; _geezers_ in Little Bay East, F.B.; _barneys_ in Charlottetown, B.B.; _white boys_ in Clarke's Beach, C.B. For variety, some of these words are used as well. (C) Quotations from MUNFLA are _verbatim_ with some inconsequential exceptions. Quotations of MUNFLA take sources are made from MUNFLA tape transcripts and do not always represent a _literatim_ transcription. (D) All the photographs were taken by Louis J Chiaramonte. With the exception of the pictures of the masks and the hobby horses for which Philip Hiscock, Assistant Archivist of the Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language [check] WK OCT 18 1989 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used janney, jenny, johnny, FOOL, MUMMER n., go out in the jannies, janny-night, janny-talk, jannie Checked by Adrian Young on Thu 04 Jun 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 27 Jul 2015 |
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University of Newfoundland Upper Island |
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J 1984 ROBERTSON xvii References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13630 J_13630_janny n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38082 |
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