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Sykes, Donald Richard16
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)15
Reece, James11
Swailes, Jack8
Tammivaara, Irmeli8
Houck, Charles L4
Weatherill, Frank (1892-1974)4
Barry, Michael V (1935-)3
Green, Anthony E (1943-)3
Hesselden, Mrs3
Whitchurch Response Book - 15He6
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Whitchurch Response Book - 15He6

Sykes, Donald Richard

12 Jul 1955 - 19 Jul 1955

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Pateley Bridge Response Book - 6Y15

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

5 Nov 1952 - 11 Nov 1952

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Pateley Bridge Response Book - 6Y15
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Book VI: The Human Body [Pateley Bridge Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

5 Nov 1952 - 11 Nov 1952

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the human body.

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Whitchurch Response Book - 15He6
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Book VI: The Human Body [Whitchurch Response Book]

Sykes, Donald Richard

12 Jul 1955 - 19 Jul 1955

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the human body.

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Academic Correspondence File 15

1966-1968

"Scandinavian Tour 1967”. Correspondence between Harold Orton and the British Council regarding his tour of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland; and correspondence between Harold Orton and Eva Siver...

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Grammar, etc.: Suffolk

[1960s]

Collated data relating to grammar and usage collected from Survey of English Dialects (SED) responses for localities in Suffolk. This includes sets of individual data sheets for Tuddenham, Mendlesham,...

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Pateley Bridge Response Book - 6Y15
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Book I: The Farm [Pateley Bridge Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

5 Nov 1952 - 11 Nov 1952

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the farm. The answers of informant Jack Swailes recorded by fieldworker Stanley Ellis in the International ...

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Brimfield Response Book - 15He1
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Book VI: The Human Body [Brimfield Response Book]

Sykes, Donald Richard

15 Jun 1955 - 21 Jun 1955

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the human body.

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Whitchurch Response Book - 15He6
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Book I: The Farm [Whitchurch Response Book]

Sykes, Donald Richard

12 Jul 1955 - 19 Jul 1955

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the farm. The answers of informant James Reece recorded by fieldworker Donald Sykes in the International Ph...

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Pateley Bridge Response Book - 6Y15
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Notes [Pateley Bridge Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

5 Nov 1952 - 11 Nov 1952

Notes section at the rear of the response book. Includes phonetic notes on the dialect of the locality.

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Book VI: The Human Body [Crowland Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

18 May 1953 - 27 May 1953

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the human body.

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Whitchurch Response Book - 15He6
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Notes [Whitchurch Response Book]

Sykes, Donald Richard

12 Jul 1955 - 19 Jul 1955

Notes section at the rear of the response book. Includes biographical information about the informants. Includes notes on the locality.

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