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Student Research Papers
1942-1992
The items in this subfonds present original research in Folklore and Folklife Studies, English Language and Dialectology. The subject areas covered include custom and belief, traditional narratives, t...
Postgraduate Theses and Dissertations
1942-1985
Doctoral theses and masters/diploma dissertations submitted in fulfillment of degrees in Folk Life Studies, English Language, English Literature and Dialectology. The majority of these are typed, and ...
Undergraduate Dissertations
1948-1984
Bachelor of Arts dissertations submitted in partial fulfillment of degrees in English (including dialectology) and Special Studies in English (Scheme D), also including projects by occasional overseas...
Coursework
1962-1982
This series contains essays and surveys written by students of the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS). These were largely undertaken by undergraduates, although some postgraduate stude...
Non-Institute Theses and Dissertations
1964-1992
A large proportion of the doctoral and master's dissertations and theses contained within this series are concerned with the study of English language, and dialect in particular (morphology, phonology...
The Folklife of South Warwickshire: A Field Collection with Comparative Annotations and Commentary
Wharton, Colin S
1974
This Ph.D. thesis is divided into three parts. The first (Introduction) defines the word folklore, describes the purpose of the work and the method of approach. The second (The Folklore of South Warwi...
Lore and Legend of the Western Fen Borderland
Toffler, Lenora Clare
1967
A study of the folklore of eleven informants living in villages to the north of Peterborough ( Crowland, Helpston, Whittlesey, Glinton and Maxey). The study comprises five chapters, with the first pre...
The Romance of Sassi: A Critical and Comparative Study
Shan, Harnam Singh
1964
A study of the Indian tragic romance legend of 'Sassi Punnun', submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Indian Lore and Literature) in the Arts Faculty of the University of London, through th...
Getting Married: An Ethnographic and Bibliographic Study
Neale, Brenda Ann
1985
This Ph.D. thesis is divided into two parts. Part One, The Study of Ritual, describes theoretical foundations, theoretical developments and urban ritual studies. Part Two, Getting Married, includes ch...
Folk Museums of the British Isles
Orton, W R
1968
This survey of twenty-five British folk museums comprises an introductory section which presents a definition, history and thoughts on the function of the folk museum, followed by individual descripti...
The Phonology and Grammar of the Dialect of South Zeal, Devonshire
Harris, Martin Best
1967
A thesis which describes the phonology, morphology and syntax of the Devonshire dialect spoken in the village of South Zeal, based on a corpus of tape recorded material (c. 20 hours) collected through...
Symbolic and Magical Uses of Plants in Connection with Birth in Modern Greece
Papamichael, Anna J
1974
This Ph.D. thesis comprises an Introduction, and chapters on the symbolic and magic uses of plants in the procreation of children in Greece, the begetting of male offspring, the causing of sterility, ...