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Items with subject 'Folklife - Language'
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Folklife Collection - A Personal Introspection on African-American Speech
by Salisbury University Students (1995)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1995, former Salisbury University student Suzette Thom collected folk material. Her collection explores relations between African Americans with different dialects, mainly dialects from the USA and those originating from the Caribbean islands. Included are Thom's essay and transcript of interviews.
Folklife Collection - African American Oral Traditions and Stories
by Salisbury University Students (1972)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews conducted by former Salisbury University student Dorothy Stewart in 1970, this collection contains multiple oral traditions of African American communities on the Eastern Shore. Oral traditions include lynching accounts, songs, rhymes, jump-rope rhymes, game instructions, and other stories. All interviews list personal information of the interviewer, the informant, and the oral tradition. Dorothy Stewart also provided an explanation of her reasoning behind these topics she chose for her interviews.
Folklife Collection - Autograph Rhymes
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during 1970 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors collected different types of folk speech and poetry. This collection focuses on autograph rhymes. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the rhyme.
Folklife Collection - Black Vernacular
by Salisbury University Students (1983)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1983, former Salisbury University Student Adrienne Whittingher collected folk material. Her collection focuses on the "Black English Vernacular". She interviewed three African Americans to ask about their opinion on this particular dialect (whether they think it's legitimate or not) and how they feel about standard English in school. Tape enclosed.
Folklife Collection - Email Trends on the Salisbury State University Campus
by Unknown (1997)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1997, former Salisbury University students Katie Hykes and Ashley Catts collected folk material. Their collection explores the trends in emails at Salisbury State University, divided into the categories of their nature, including "sexual", "gender", "chain letters", "miscellaneous", "animal", and "life". Included is their essay, a magazine clipping, and several folders worth of email printings divided by category.
Folklife Collection - Folk Speech
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
Between 1970 and 1973, former Salisbury University students and aculty interviewed Eastern Shore residents on local speech, such as lingo, expressions, idioms, proverbs, quotes, terminology, description of gestures, pronuncation and slang. Most interviews include interviewers personal description, informants personal description, and the story told.
Folklife Collection - Folklore/Folklife Proverbs
by Salisbury University Students (1979)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1979, Salisbury University students and teachers collected folk life material. Karen Young collected proverbs and sayings in the form of an interview. The informants provided explanation and anecdotes around sayings like "Whistlin' women and a crowin' hen ain't fit for God nor the devil." and many more. As the student pointed out in her introductory essay, some stereotypes and narratives were inevitably connected to this topic.
Folklife Collection - Hospital Folk Speech
by Salisbury University Students (1977 – 1978)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1977, former Salisbury University Student Paige D. Murray collected folk material. She chose to focus her project on folklore around the medical profession, as it is one the least explored groups. In this paper, Paige Murray explains different hospital terms such as "bag the patient", "code blue", "squirrel" and many more.
Folklife Collection - Nice Talk - Unsual Language and Jokes at SSC
by Salisbury University Students (1977 – 1977)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1977, Salisbury University Student Debbie Bulgreen collected local folk material, focusing on certain popular verbal and body languages as well as different interpretations of words and objects. Debbie Bulgreen interviewed her friends and peers. Her paper aims to break down the terms and jokes used by students such as "how back far are ya?" to refer to drunkenness and some other innuendos.
Folklife Collection - Proverbs and Proverbial Expressions
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
Between the year 1970 to 1973 former Salisbury University students and professors interviewed local Eastern Shore residents. These interviews pertained to proverbial expressions and comparisons, rhymes, and folk poetry. Most interviews include a description of the interviewer, the informant, the proverb, and its meaning.
Folklife Collection - Rhymes and Folk Poetry I
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during 1970 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors collected folk poetry, nursery rhymes and children's songs. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, the rhyme, and the use of the rhyme or song. This folder contains rhymes and folk poetry.
Folklife Collection - Rhymes and Folk Poetry II
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during 1970 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors collected folk poetry, nursery rhymes and songs sung by children. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the rhyme or song. This folder contains rhymes and folk poetry