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Introduction to Lincolnshire Dialect. Survey of English Dialects recording in Eastoft, Lincolnshire

Archive Item: LAVC/SRE/D/2/D331 Contains digital media

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Type of record: Archive

Title: Introduction to Lincolnshire Dialect. Survey of English Dialects recording in Eastoft, Lincolnshire

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Classmark: LAVC/SRE/D/2/D331

Site Location(s): Place name - Eastoft, North Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom( 53.6344, -0.79613 )

Date(s): 11 Jan-07 Feb 1952

Language: English

Size and medium: [Side 1] 03 min. 46 sec.; [Side 2] 03 min. 35 sec.

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/726703

Collection group(s): Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture

1 - Introduction to Lincolnshire Dialect. Survey of English Dialects recording in Eastoft, Lincolnshire

2 - Introduction to Lincolnshire Dialect. Survey of English Dialects recording in Eastoft, Lincolnshire

Description

[Side 1] Stanley introduces set of recordings documenting Lincolnshire Dialect, explains background to fieldwork in Lincolnshire, describes selection of informants and purpose of visit to make sound recordings of spontaneous speech to support previously elicited survey data, describes editing of original recordings and subsequent transfer to gramophone disc in Department of Phonetics at University of Leeds. [Side 2] Thomas tells anecdote about local mother helping soften son's punishment for being cheeky to his father, Thomas and Mr Greenside recall previous night's tied snowball prize draw which was settled by cutting deck of cards prompting dispute over value of ace. Note: Recording date 1952-01-11 noted by ear, 1951-01-18 written on lacquer disc label.

Biography or history

Thomas b. Eastoft, aged 71; local school till aged 10, whole life in Eastoft. Mr Greenside b. Eastoft, aged 63.

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78 r.p.m., cellulose nitrate on aluminium

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