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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ftmemunijournals:oai:ojs.journals.library.mun.ca:article/975 2023-05-15T17:15:35+02:00 NEWFOUNDLAND TOPONYMY: SOME LINKS WITH FOLKLORE MacDonald, Shamus 2014-01-09 application/pdf https://journals.library.mun.ca/ojs/index.php/RLS/article/view/975 eng eng Memorial University of Newfoundland https://journals.library.mun.ca/ojs/index.php/RLS/article/view/975/865 https://journals.library.mun.ca/ojs/index.php/RLS/article/view/975 Regional Language Studies.Newfoundland; No 24 (2013) 0079-9335 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2014 ftmemunijournals 2021-05-09T13:33:20Z 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). Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Electronic Journals |
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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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Regional Language Studies.Newfoundland; No 24 (2013) 0079-9335 |
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