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Total number of records: 118

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culture86
english language - dialects61
language and languages37
occupations31
community life30
nature25
food21
communication17
folklore17
implements, utensils etc16

Top 10: People and organisations

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Orton, Harold (1898-1975)26
Green, Anthony E (1943-)12
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)7
Scott, Mrs M. E.7
Langhorne, Richard4
North, David J3
Wakelin, Martyn F3
Hubbard, Wendy E2
Sutton, Mrs E2
Upton, Clive S2

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SED Phonological Map: ME and OE E
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SED Phonological Map: ME and OE E

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental phonological map of the Northern Counties, completed in ms., mapping examples of Middle English and Old English vowel forms found in responses to SED questions V.6.4 Knead, VI.5.5 Speak, ...

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SED Phonological Map: ME and OE E
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SED Phonological Map: ME and OE E

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental phonological map of the Northern Counties, completed in ms., mapping examples of Middle English and Old English vowel forms found in responses to SED questions V.6.4 Knead, VI.5.5 Speak, ...

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SED Word Map: Dovecote
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SED Word Map: Dovecote

Wakelin, Martyn F; North, David J

[1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed word map for SED question I.1.7, Dovecote, mapping responses Cove, Pigeon-Cove, Dove-Cot(e), Pigeon-Dove-Cot(e), Dove-House, Pigeon-Dove-House, Locker, Pigeon-Locker, Pigeon-Cot(e...

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SED Word Map: Scraps
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SED Word Map: Scraps

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Experimental printed word map with responses for SED question III.12.10, Scraps (i.e. the leftovers from rendered lard).

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SED Phonological Map: Tasted It

[1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed phonological map for SED question V.7.20, Tasted It, mapping responses with an unstressed e. The map is labelled as a draft.

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SED Northern Counties Locality List
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SED Northern Counties Locality List

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Typed list of the network of localities surveyed for the SED in the 6 Northern Counties, i.e. Northumberland, Cumberland, Durham, Westmorland, Lancashire and Yorkshire. The localities are listed in nu...

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SED Phonological Map: Chickens
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SED Phonological Map: Chickens

[1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed phonological map for SED question IV.6.11, Chickens (i.e. young hens) mapping responses with unstressed vowel forms. The map is labelled as a draft.

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Anglo-Saxon Homeland Map
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Anglo-Saxon Homeland Map

[1950s-1960s]

Map from an unidentified publication, titled 'The Home of the English', showing the traditional view (i.e. according to Bede) of the original homelands of the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes.

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SED Phonological Map: Pockets
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SED Phonological Map: Pockets

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed phonological map, completed in ms., for SED question IV.6.11, Pockets, mapping responses with an unstressed e. The map was compiled by Harold Orton and J. M., and is dated March 1...

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SED Publication Programme
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SED Publication Programme

[1960s]

Copy of part of page 22 from the SED Introduction, including items D (Linguistic Atlas of England) and E (transcriptions of audio samples) from the list in chapter 2.3 on the SED publication programme...

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SED Phonological Map: Horses
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SED Phonological Map: Horses

[1960s-mid 1970s]

Experimental printed phonological map, completed in ms., for SED question I.6.5 Horses, mapping the distribution of responses with an unstressed e.

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SED Word Map: Partition
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SED Word Map: Partition

[1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed word map of the Northern Counties for SED question I.3.2, Partition (i.e. of cow stalls), mapping the distribution of responses Boose-Side, Boskin, (-)Parting, Skell-Boose and Tre...

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