boogie man
boo n A85. _Boogie Man_ The boogie man110 is by far the most frequently used threatening figure in the Newfoundland material. The name is usually pronounced [ ] and less commonly as [ ] or [ ]. Spelling variants such as _buggy man_ (occasionally _boggy man_)111 and _bugey man_ suggest that the _____...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/6394 2023-12-31T10:17:06+01:00 boogie man 1972/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/6394 eng eng B 1972 J.D.A.Widdowson, Verbal Social Control, p.318 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 4904 B_4904_boo n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/6394 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 1972 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:41Z boo n A85. _Boogie Man_ The boogie man110 is by far the most frequently used threatening figure in the Newfoundland material. The name is usually pronounced [ ] and less commonly as [ ] or [ ]. Spelling variants such as _buggy man_ (occasionally _boggy man_)111 and _bugey man_ suggest that the ___________________________________________________________ 110The spelling adopted here is that of the majority of reports in the Newfoundland material. 111It appears that this spelling form has no connection with _bog_ (meaning "marsh") in the reports, although the references to _bog-fairies_ (see A29 above) makes it difficult to dismiss this possibility entirely. The doubled medial consonant of _boggy_ in the form _boggy man_ is apparently an attempt to indicate orthographically that the preceding vowel is short - very probably pronounced [o]. The form _boggy man_ has also been recorded in Indiana, and the problems pose by this and other "troublesome variants" are discussed in V.E. Gibbens, "Progress Report on a Word Geography of Indiana", Yes (A) (PTO) Used I and Sup Not used 4 Not used See B_13507 for reverse. This is the first in a four-card series, from B_4904 to B_4907. Phonetic transcriptions appear throughout quote, but are not transcribed here because database cannot reproduce symbols. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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boo n A85. _Boogie Man_ The boogie man110 is by far the most frequently used threatening figure in the Newfoundland material. The name is usually pronounced [ ] and less commonly as [ ] or [ ]. Spelling variants such as _buggy man_ (occasionally _boggy man_)111 and _bugey man_ suggest that the ___________________________________________________________ 110The spelling adopted here is that of the majority of reports in the Newfoundland material. 111It appears that this spelling form has no connection with _bog_ (meaning "marsh") in the reports, although the references to _bog-fairies_ (see A29 above) makes it difficult to dismiss this possibility entirely. The doubled medial consonant of _boggy_ in the form _boggy man_ is apparently an attempt to indicate orthographically that the preceding vowel is short - very probably pronounced [o]. The form _boggy man_ has also been recorded in Indiana, and the problems pose by this and other "troublesome variants" are discussed in V.E. Gibbens, "Progress Report on a Word Geography of Indiana", Yes (A) (PTO) Used I and Sup Not used 4 Not used See B_13507 for reverse. This is the first in a four-card series, from B_4904 to B_4907. Phonetic transcriptions appear throughout quote, but are not transcribed here because database cannot reproduce symbols. |
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B 1972 J.D.A.Widdowson, Verbal Social Control, p.318 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 4904 B_4904_boo n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/6394 |
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