 ... if, for instance, William and Mary, man and wife, were both deceased, and Lucy, the deceased sister, of William, had been married to Isaac, also dead, whose son Jemmy still survived, and they wished to speak of Mary, they would say " the wife of the...  Navnets magt. En folkespykologisk studie ... - Page 33de Kristoffer Nyrop - 1887 - 97 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science, Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land - 1855 - 378 pages
...used great circumlocution in referring to a dead person, so as to avoid pronunciation of the name, — if, for instance, William and Mary, man and wife,...they would say " the wife of the brother of Jemmy's father's wife," and so on. Such a practice must, it is clear, have contributed materially to reduce... | |
 | Edward Burnett Tylor - 1870 - 408 pages
...used great circumlocution in referring to a dead person, so as to avoid pronunciation of the name, — if, for instance, William and Mary, man and wife,...they would say 'the wife of the brother of Jemmy's father's wife,' and so on. Such a practice must, it is clear, have contributed materially to reduce... | |
 | Edward Burnett Tylor - 1870 - 438 pages
...used great circumlocution in referring to a dead person, so as to avoid pronunciation of the name, — if, for instance, William and Mary, man and wife,...they would say 'the wife of the brother of Jemmy's father's wife,' and so on. Such a practice must, it is clear, have contributed materially to reduce... | |
 | James Bonwick - 1870 - 368 pages
...Dr. Milligan has a good illustration of a roundabout mode of talking. " If, for instance," said he, " William and Mary, man and wife, 'were both deceased,...they would say, ' The wife of the brother of Jemmy's father's wife,' and so on." In another place further reference is made to this peculiarity. The Kaffirs... | |
 | Robert Brough Smyth - 1878 - 492 pages
...used great circumlocution in referring to a dead person, so as to avoid pronunciation of the name ; if, for instance, William and Mary, man and wife,...they would say " the wife of the brother of Jemmy's father's wife," and so on. Such a practice must, it is clear, have contributed materially to reduce... | |
 | 1878 - 490 pages
...used great circumlocution in referring to a dead person, so as to avoid pronunciation of the name ; if, for instance, William and Mary, man and wife,...they would say " the wife of the brother of Jemmy's father's wife," and so on. Such a practice must, it is clear, have contributed materially to reduce... | |
 | Kristoffer Nyrop - 1887 - 108 pages
...New-York 1875—1876. S 248. BAHNSON, Gravskikke hos amerikanske Folk s. 90 — 91 (Særtryk af Årbøger for nordisk Oldkyndighed 1882;. Hos TYLOR (/. cs 148)...clear, have contributed materially to reduce the number of their substantive appellations, and to create a necessity for new phonetic symbols to represent... | |
 | Filologisk-historiske samfund (Denmark) - 1887 - 288 pages
...1882). Hos TYLOB (1. cs 148) læses følgende: „If, for instance, William and Mary, man and wii'e, were both deceased, and Lucy, the deceased sister...wished to speak of Mary, they would say the wife of the hrother of Jemmy's fathers wife, and so on. Such a practice must, it is clear, have contributed materially... | |
 | Edward Clodd - 1898 - 304 pages
...would use great circumlocution ; for example, 'if William and Mary, husband and wife, were both dead, and Lucy, the deceased sister of William, had been...they would say, ' the wife of the brother of Jemmy's father's wife.' So great was their fear of offending the shade of the dead by naming him, that they... | |
 | Edward Clodd - 1898 - 272 pages
...would use great circumlocution ; for example, 'if William and Mary, husband and wife, were both dead, and Lucy, the deceased sister of William, had been...Jemmy still survived, and they wished to speak of Mary,1 they would say, ' the wife of the brother of Jemmy1s father1s wife.1 So great was their fear... | |
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