Category: Western Folklore
“‘Alcunhas’ among the Portuguese in Southern New England” by George Monteiro
| June 7, 2011 | Posted by Luis Gonçalves under 1961, Article, George Monteiro, Most recent, Portuguese-Americans, Western Folklore |
George Monteiro wrote in 1961 the article “Alcunhas” among the Portuguese in Southern New England, published in Western Folklore, where he described the creation of personal and family nicknames among the Portuguese in Southern New England. The author relies on material collected in an ethnographic study in the Blackstone Valley area of Rhode Island. Monteiro… more
