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boo n I was later able to speak to the informant about this figure and she told me that Bo [bou] was purely a family figure, invented by the children, as far as she knew. The younger children involved were aged four to seven years, the older ones around nine to twelve. Bo was not used as a threat be...

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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/8973
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/8973 2023-12-31T10:19:26+01:00 bo xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/8973 eng eng B 1972 - J.D.A. Widdowson, Verbal Social Control p.278 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13494 B_13494_boo n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/8973 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 2023-12-04T11:29:27Z boo n I was later able to speak to the informant about this figure and she told me that Bo [bou] was purely a family figure, invented by the children, as far as she knew. The younger children involved were aged four to seven years, the older ones around nine to twelve. Bo was not used as a threat beyond the age of seven. A68. Boo A68.1. To wean a baby from the breast, mother used to put oakum down her bosom. Each time the baby cried for the breast he was shown the ________________________________________________________ 83Henry, 409-410. See cited quotation. Yes Used I and Sup Used I 1 Used I This is the reverse of B_4886. In last line of quote, '83' is in superscript, but database cannot reproduce all superscripts. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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description boo n I was later able to speak to the informant about this figure and she told me that Bo [bou] was purely a family figure, invented by the children, as far as she knew. The younger children involved were aged four to seven years, the older ones around nine to twelve. Bo was not used as a threat beyond the age of seven. A68. Boo A68.1. To wean a baby from the breast, mother used to put oakum down her bosom. Each time the baby cried for the breast he was shown the ________________________________________________________ 83Henry, 409-410. See cited quotation. Yes Used I and Sup Used I 1 Used I This is the reverse of B_4886. In last line of quote, '83' is in superscript, but database cannot reproduce all superscripts.
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Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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1972 - J.D.A. Widdowson, Verbal Social Control
p.278
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13494
B_13494_boo n
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