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The Language of Storytelling
Graham, Jacqueline P
1980
A study which examines the telling of the same story to the collector by two different informants. Both concern a local character known as Buttonsticks, and were related to the collector in July 1979....
The Lore, Language and Games of Children
Wellsted, Catherine
[1970s]
This file contains a photocopy of Catherine Wellsted's typed study of children's playground and street activities, undertaken as part of a course at the Eaton Hall College of Education in Retford (Not...
A Study of Language and Folklore in Batley and Surrounding Areas
Holdsworth, Valerie M
1971
A Special Study submitted as part of an unidentified course at Eaton Hall College of Education, Retford, in 1971. The study comprises a collection of folklore items, gathered from eleven informants li...
The Lore and Language of the Children at the Herman Junior School, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth
Triggs, Tony D
1968
A study of the lore and language of fourth-year schoolchildren at Herman Junior School, Gorleston in Norfolk, based on answers given to a questionnaire compiled by the collector. The sections containe...
The Language of the Meat Trade: A Survey of Terms Used by a Selected Sample of Butchers in the United Kingdom
Upton, Clive Stanley
1977
Ph.D. thesis containing seven chapters and three appendices, presenting the findings of an enquiry into the technical lexicon of the meat trade of the United Kingdom which was carried out between 1973...
Other Questionnaires Consulted
1931-1949
This sub-subseries includes questionnaires, and related items, on language and folk culture from England, the Netherlands, Scotland, Switzerland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
Items Relating to the Academic Study of Folklife
1959-1978
Typed outline of the M.A. in Modern English Language and Cultural Tradition at the Department of English Language, University of Sheffield; press release on the designation of the Centre for English C...
T.W. Thompson Collection (Gypsy and Traveller related tales and research material)
Thompson, Thomas William
c.1890 -1964
Manuscript and research notes made by T. W Thompson of tales recounted by Gypsies and Travellers and information gathered during these encounters, (notes on language, customs, familial connections, bi...
Sound Recordings, [Italy]
Institute of Early Childhood Development
[1970s]
This is the third of four Italian tapes in the 'Multicultural Cassette Series: Stories, Songs and Rhymes for Young Children', produced by Gwenda Davey and recorded by Norman O'Conner (Victoria: Instit...
Sound Recordings, [Macedonia]
Institute of Early Childhood Development
[1970s]
This is the first of two Macedonian tapes in the 'Multicultural Cassette Series: Stories, Songs and Rhymes for Young Children', produced by Gwenda Davey and recorded by Norman O'Conner (Victoria: Inst...
Trends in Cameroon Pidgin English Lexicology: A Study of Anglophone Speech
Menang, T
1979
A study which examines aspects of lexical usage among the speakers of Cameroon Pidgin English who inhabit the part of Cameroon where English is the dominant official language. Data was collected, over...
Children's Games and Rhymes
Kenworthy, Valerie D
1965
A collection of children's games and rhymes collected from boys and girls of the second form of Ossett Grammar School in West Yorkshire. The contributors were then resident in Ossett, Wakefield and Ho...