W B Lockwood
Biographic Data
| ID | 5433811 |
|---|---|
| NAME | W B Lockwood |
| GIVEN NAMES | W B |
| FAMILY NAME | Lockwood |
| SIGNATURE | LOCKWOOD W B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Reading |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1954 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Philology and Folklore
The Marriage of the Robin and the Wren
IT is doubtless well known that linguistic analysis can, on occasion, throw light on a problem of folklore. A striking case in point concerns the fable of the stork as baby-bringer, the origin of which has been the subject of so much inconclusive speculation. But the answer is there for the asking the moment we discover that 'stork' is properly a nickname with the primary sense 'stick; an allusion to the characteristic pose-standing on one leg. O…
The Nibelungen Tradition in Faroese
Some traces of Gaelic in Faroese
Greinin tekur til viðgerðar ávísar gæliskar tættir í føroyskum máli. Fyrst verður víst á, at viðurnevni Gríms Kambans er runnið av forngæliskum ''cambán 'kylva nýtt í leikinum báire, gamal írskur bóltleikur líkur hockey'. Før. dunna er komið av forngæl. ''tunna, t fremst í orðinum broytt til d vegna árin frá onkrum heimaorði, helst fn. dúnn 'dún'. Orð úr kópaveiði-umhvørvi eru síðan tikin fyri. Skotið verður upp á endaligar upprunaskýringar av or…
Thoughts on the Diminutive
Historical German Syntax
Historical German Syntax
Indo-European Philology
An Informal History of the German Language
Gleanings From a Lecture Tour in the German Democratic Republic
An Introduction to Modern Faroese
Language and the Rise of Nations
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Language and the Rise of Nations
An Introduction to Modern Faroese
Gleanings From a Lecture Tour in the German Democratic Republic
An Informal History of the German Language
Historical German Syntax
Indo-European Philology
Historical German Syntax
Thoughts on the Diminutive
Some traces of Gaelic in Faroese
Greinin tekur til viðgerðar ávísar gæliskar tættir í føroyskum máli. Fyrst verður víst á, at viðurnevni Gríms Kambans er runnið av forngæliskum ''cambán 'kylva nýtt í leikinum báire, gamal írskur bóltleikur líkur hockey'. Før. dunna er komið av forngæl. ''tunna, t fremst í orðinum broytt til d vegna árin frá onkrum heimaorði, helst fn. dúnn 'dún'. Orð úr kópaveiði-umhvørvi eru síðan tikin fyri. Skotið verður upp á endaligar upprunaskýringar av or…
The Nibelungen Tradition in Faroese
The Marriage of the Robin and the Wren
IT is doubtless well known that linguistic analysis can, on occasion, throw light on a problem of folklore. A striking case in point concerns the fable of the stork as baby-bringer, the origin of which has been the subject of so much inconclusive speculation. But the answer is there for the asking the moment we discover that 'stork' is properly a nickname with the primary sense 'stick; an allusion to the characteristic pose-standing on one leg. O…
Philology and Folklore
Linguistics (9 works) · Philosophy (9 works) · German (7 works) · History (7 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Linguistics and language evolution (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Citation (4 works) · Lexicography and Language Studies (3 works)