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Tag Archives: elrc
Upcoming Newfoundland Historical Society Panel
Check out this event featuring ELRC Management Committee member Jeff Webb! Hampton Hall, Marine Institute on Thursday October 29, 2015 at 8PM “Lives Lived: Person and Place in Newfoundland Biographical Writing.” A Panel in partnership with the Dictionary of Canadian … Continue reading
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Tagged Biography, DNE, elrc, Jeff Webb, Memorial University, Newfoundland History
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Voices of Newfoundland and Labrador wants your photos!
As a follow-up to its highly successful online Dialect Atlas of Newfoundland and Labrador (www.dialectatlas.mun.ca), Memorial University’s English Language Research Centre (ELRC) is creating a new website called Voices of Newfoundland and Labrador. This website will feature high-quality digitized speech … Continue reading
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Tagged dialects, elrc, English dialects, Labrador English, Memorial University, Newfoundland English, Sandra Clarke
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More Labrador in the Dictionary of Newfoundland English!
It has been quite a year here at the English Language Research Centre. Work has been progressing steadily on the Dictionary of Newfoundland English (DNE) Word-file Digitization Project; of the 72 drawers of word-files, we have 4 drawers in progress … Continue reading
Upcoming George Story Lecture
This fall, the George Story Lecture will be delivered by Joan Houston Hall, Chief Editor of the Dictionary of American Regional English. We’re all very excited to welcome her to Newfoundland and Memorial University. It’s quite fitting to have a … Continue reading
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Tagged DARE, Dictionary, Dictionary of American Regional English, elrc, George Story, Joan Houston Hall
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Slowcomes & Shags: Nicknames in the DNE
While the snow continues to pile up on the streets and sidewalks and the long and hungry month of March approaches, beat the winter blues by taking a minute away from the day-to-day to find a little humor in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Blogs, Dictionary of Newfoundland English, elrc, humor, labrador, local, Newfoundland, Newfoundland dialect, Newfoundland words, nicknames, Weather, winter, words
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Suzanne Power interviewed on Radio Canada International
On Friday November 23, Suzanne Power was interviewed by Gilda Salomone on Radio Canada International. You can check out the interview by clicking here.
Check out some photographs from the DNE’s anniversary celebrations!
We were fortunate to have a couple of photographers in the audience. Thanks to Philip Hiscock, Don Tarrant, and George Klima for capturing some great moments during the celebrations. If you happened to be there and took some pictures, send … Continue reading
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Tagged Dictionary of Newfoundland English, DNE, elrc, Labrador English, language, Newfoundland English, Photography, words
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Pudsie, puss-and-duck, blind-buck-and-davy: Childhood games in the DNE (part 2)
This month’s Twig is all about childhood games, but first, some business. The 30th anniversary of the Dictionary of Newfoundland English is quickly approaching. You’ll hear more about the plans for celebration over the next little while. The English Language … Continue reading
Boggers and burneys: Childhood games in the DNE (part 1)
Now the days are getting longer and the weather is slowly starting to climb out of the winter-worthy temperatures. Many of you have been stuck inside a lot over the past couple of dreary months and some of you have … Continue reading
Tea time!: Words related to ‘tea’ in the DNE
Now that Halloween is over and Christmas is quickly coming, every night we go to bed wondering if we’ll wake up to a blanket of white stuff on the ground or glitter all over the trees. The weather is getting … Continue reading
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Tagged Cold, Dictionary of Newfoundland English, DNE, elrc, English, Howley, Labrador English, language, language history, Newfoundland dialect, Newfoundland English, Tea, tea words, Warm, winter, words for tea
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