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Items with subject 'Folklife - Language'
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Folklife Collection - Rhymes and Folk Poetry III
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 speech containing tongue-twisters, envelope sealers, mnemonic devices, and graffiti. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and explanations of the items shared. This folder contains tongue-twisters, envelope sealers, mnemonic devices, and graffiti
Folklife Collection - Riddles
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 information on folk speech, this collection specifically focusing on riddles. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and the informant, the riddle and the answer.
Folklife Collection - Riddles and Jokes
by Salisbury University Students (1969 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during 1969 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and teachers collected information on folk speech, this collection focuses on riddles and jokes. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, the riddle or joke and the answer.
Folklife Collection - Riddles 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 speech, this collection focuses on riddles and verbal puzzles. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, the riddle or puzzle and an explanation of the answer.
Folklife Collection - Speakings vs. Writing Curriculum: Supplement for 11 Business English at Easton High School
by Salisbury University Students (1980)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1980, Salisbury University students and teachers collected folk life material. Cathy Smack, as an eleventh grade teacher at Easton High School, conducted a project in an effort to improve the speaking and writing skills of her students. This collection provides an overview of her project's goals and activities.
Folklife Collection - Untitled [African American Family Folklore]
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. For this term project, Beverly Birckhead interviewed her family members to collect some narratives and slangs. Most interviews include a short description of the informant and his or her relationship with the interviewer.
Folklife Collection - Untitled [Bumper stickers]
by Salisbury University Students (1977)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1977, former Salisbury University Student Jenny Maddux collected folk material. Her collection focuses on bumper stickers. Her paper is a collection on of the most inspired bumper sticker quotes used around the Eastern Shore at that time.
Folklife Collection - Visual Jokes and Droodles
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 droodles or non-oral riddles. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, the drawing, the answer and an explanation.
Folklife Collection - Waitressing as a Folkgroup
by Salisbury University Students (1990)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1990, Salisbury University students and teachers collected folk life material. For this collection,Krista Ellenes studied the folkgroup of the food service industry in Ocean City. In her paper, she talks about the customs and the common folk speech used by this group.