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The Blason Populaire of England
Stern, Janet L
1972
This dissertation is a study of place and community, and in particular (local) sayings about places, characterised by eleven distinguishing material and non-material features. The focus is on English ...
The English and Welsh Dialects of Pumpsaint, Carmarthenshire
Stern, Janet L
1973
M.A. study of the English and Welsh dialects spoken in Pumpsaint ( Carmarthenshire, South Wales), based on interviews with three informants. The Introduction gives background information on bilinguali...
Sound Recording, West Yorkshire
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
23 February 1972
Four students of the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies, (University of Leeds), relate their knowledge of the Cinderella folk tale. Possibly recorded as part of a coursework exercise. The stud...
Sound Recording, West Yorkshire
Wilson, David L
11 December 1971
Allison Cooke and Janet Stern, recorded in Leeds, talking about American university and college campus folklore: rumour; freshman initiation; homecoming games; May Day weekend; Greek Weekend; Greek Si...