NEWFOUNDLAND TOPONYMY: SOME LINKS WITH FOLKLORE

MUCH OF WHAT WE KNOW about place names and associated legends in Newfoundland comes from the same kind of fieldwork that was required to compile the Dictionary of Newfoundland English (Story, Kirwin and Widdowson 1982). Indeed, in many cases the same researchers were involved. This essay explores so...

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Main Author: MacDonald, Shamus
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland 2014
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Newfoundland
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description MUCH OF WHAT WE KNOW about place names and associated legends in Newfoundland comes from the same kind of fieldwork that was required to compile the Dictionary of Newfoundland English (Story, Kirwin and Widdowson 1982). Indeed, in many cases the same researchers were involved. This essay explores some of the ties between toponymy, history and folklore in Newfoundland. In so doing, it draws on the rich resources of the Memorial University Folklore and Language Archive (MUNFLA).
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NEWFOUNDLAND TOPONYMY: SOME LINKS WITH FOLKLORE
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title_short NEWFOUNDLAND TOPONYMY: SOME LINKS WITH FOLKLORE
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title_full_unstemmed NEWFOUNDLAND TOPONYMY: SOME LINKS WITH FOLKLORE
title_sort newfoundland toponymy: some links with folklore
publisher Memorial University of Newfoundland
publishDate 2014
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