Universitat de Barcelona
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1999
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[ENG] The materials from the «Atles Lingüístic del Domini Català» related to the names of «leuconíquia», or small white spots under people's nails, a geolinguistic and anthropological study is performed of the various folk names {«mentides, regals, alegries», etc.) as compared to other languages. The origin of such names is based on the belief that they represent different signs (that someone has been telling lies, that there is a forthcoming present, etc.) mostly developed in the world of children.
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Catalan
Cultura popular; Malalties de les ungles; Popular culture; Nail Diseases
Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserrat i Institut Interuniversitari de Filologia Valenciana
Reproducció del document publicat a: https://ojs.uv.es/index.php/caplletra/article/view/6750
Caplletra. Revista Internacional de Filologia, 1999, vol. 26, p. 27-37
(c) Veny, Joan, 1932-, 1999
