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  • Folk speech — Folk Folk (f[=o]k), Folks Folks (f[=o]ks), n. collect. & pl. [AS. folc; akin to D. volk, OS. & OHG. folk, G. volk, Icel. f[=o]lk, Sw. & Dan. folk, Lith. pulkas crowd, and perh. to E. follow.] 1. (Eng. Hist.) In Anglo Saxon times, the people of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • folk-speech — folkˈ speech noun The dialect of the common people of a country, in which ancient idioms are embedded • • • Main Entry: ↑folk …   Useful english dictionary

  • folk speech — folk speech, the dialect spoken by the common people of a country or district …   Useful english dictionary

  • Folk — (f[=o]k), Folks Folks (f[=o]ks), n. collect. & pl. [AS. folc; akin to D. volk, OS. & OHG. folk, G. volk, Icel. f[=o]lk, Sw. & Dan. folk, Lith. pulkas crowd, and perh. to E. follow.] 1. (Eng. Hist.) In Anglo Saxon times, the people of a group of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Folk song — Folk Folk (f[=o]k), Folks Folks (f[=o]ks), n. collect. & pl. [AS. folc; akin to D. volk, OS. & OHG. folk, G. volk, Icel. f[=o]lk, Sw. & Dan. folk, Lith. pulkas crowd, and perh. to E. follow.] 1. (Eng. Hist.) In Anglo Saxon times, the people of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Folk music of England — Pentangle performing in 2007 Folk music of England refers to various types of traditionally based music, often contrasted with courtly, classical and later commercial music, for which evidence exists from the later medieval period. It has been… …   Wikipedia

  • Folk linguistics — is a term applied to the amateur study of linguistics. The term is often used as a pejorative.The linguist Ray Jackendoff points out that applying folk linguistics to education can be potentially damaging to the attainment of students who speak… …   Wikipedia

  • folk|say — «FOHK SAY», noun. the traditional speech and sayings of a people or social group: »Carl Sandburg…fashioned the speech, history, and folkways of the Midwest what he called “folksay” into a sparse, lean, rhythmic, free verse (C. Hugh Holman) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Folk taxonomy — A folk taxonomy is a vernacular naming system, and can be contrasted with scientific taxonomy. Folk biological classification is the way rural or indigenous peoples make sense of and organize their natural surroundings/the world around them,… …   Wikipedia

  • Speech error — A speech error is a speech pattern that differs from some standard pattern. Speech errors are common among children, who have yet to refine their speech, and can frequently continue into adulthood. They sometimes lead to embarrassment and… …   Wikipedia

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