Teddy Bears. The Brothers Grimm. Danger Cluck.

Teddy Bears. The Brothers Grimm. Danger Cluck.

912. We look at who the Teddy is in "teddy bears" and reveal why the Brothers Grimm, from fairytales, were also massively important in linguistics.

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Sources for the Teddy Bear segment

Clay, M. “The History of the Teddy Bear.” "Teddy Bear & Friends website." 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20110723184018/http://www.teddybearandfriends.com/archive/articles/history.html (accessed January 23, 2023).

Porterfield, W.R. “Here’s Where All Those Teddy Bears Came From,” "The Milwaukee Journal." Friday, May 21, 1971.

Sorel, N. "Word People." American Heritage Press: New York. 1970. p. 281.

“teddy bear.” "Merriam-Webster online dictionary." http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teddy%20bear (accessed January 23, 2023).

“teddy bear.” "Oxford English Dictionary online edition." https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/198513 (subscription required, accessed January 23, 2023).

“Teddy Bears.” "America’s Story from America’s Library website." Library of Congress.

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/roosevelt/aa_roosevelt_bears_2.html

(accessed January 23, 2023).


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