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The Life and Legends of Saint Brannoc: A Study in the Traditions of an Obscure Celtic Saint
Garland, Rosemary E B
1981
A study of the legends and traditions of Saint Brannoc of Braunton in Devon. This Saint is now equated by scholars with Saint Brynach of Nevern, and the first chapter of the study discusses the struct...
SED Phonological Map: Moon
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]
Experimental printed phonological map, completed in ms., for SED question VII.6.3, Moon, mapping the various vowel forms in responses collected in the Northern Counties. The map is labelled Northern E...
Sacred Language Among the Yamba People: A Case Study of the Power of Language
Yeriwa, Jikong Stephen
1979
A study of the sacred language used by the Yamba people of Cameroon, in ceremonies performed within their society throughout the year. The collector selects samples of sacred utterances (prayers, inju...
Kuwaiti Folktales
Al-Hamdan, Amna Rashed
1967
Postgraduate study comprising four chapters. The Introduction has sections on the geography and climate of Kuwait, the origin of its people, a brief history of modern Kuwait, religion, family and soci...
Stromata Mediae et Infimae Latinitatis
Gessler, Jean
[1970s]
This file contains a photocopy of Jean Gessler's 'Stromata Mediae et Infimae Latinitatis' (Bruxelles: Editions de la Librarie Encyclopédique, 1944), 153, [2] pp. The work is a collection of medieval ...
Maori Folk Literature 2
Orbell, Margaret Rose
1973-1975
This file contains 2 offprints by Margaret Orbell on Maori folktales, being 'Two Versions of the Maori Story of Te Tahi o te Rangi', offprinted from the 'Journal of the Polynesian Society', volume 82,...
Folk Tales in Edo as a Reflection of Culture
Emovon, Joshua A
1976
M.A. dissertation comprising an Introduction, five chapters and sample texts of Edo folktales. The Introduction discusses the name Edo (referring to the people who inhabit Benin City, Benin East and B...
Yorkshire Dialect Map: Poker
[Mid 1950s-1960s]
Ms. map showing responses collected in locations in Yorkshire to SED question V.3.6, Poker. The responses mapped include Poker, Porre, Fire Point, Potter and Poit.
Dialect and Linguistic Pamphlets
1940-1974
This file contains 19 dialect- and linguistics-related pamphlets, offprints and reprints, deposited in the Dialect File. Many include inscriptions from the author to Harold Orton. Includes: - Der La...
"Papers on Gypsies"
Lloyd Weedon, Trevor
1974
This file contains photocopies of ms. papers by Lloyd Weedon on gypsies. The first paper focusses on the Gypsy Traveller communities of Ireland and Scotland, and includes discussions on Irish Gypsy Tr...
"Eli Frankham: A Study of a Modern British Gypsy"
Williamson, Anne
1977
A study of Gypsy Traveller folklore, based on interviews with Eli Frankham, from the Gypsy Traveller community, living in Norfolk. Eight chapters present a brief history of the Gypsy Travellers, a bio...
The Goldsmith or Jeweller and Associated Customs in the Tamil Speaking Community of South Africa
Pather, Ranjeni
1980
A dissertation which considers the origins of the goldsmithing trade, looks at the manufacture of jewellery in South Africa by the Tamil speaking community of that country, and describes some of the c...