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Total number of records: 190

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Archives189
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culture127
english language - dialects79
community life61
occupations60
folk music59
persons51
manners and customs49
nature35
play33
folklore24

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England30
Leicestershire15
Carlton Curlieu11
Isle of White11
Whitwell11
Devon4
Harby4
Swimbridge4

Top 10: People and organisations

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Sullivan, Keith Frederick18
Playford, Averil H15
Barry, Michael V (1935-)11
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)9
Russell, Ian9
White, Mr Joe9
Dunn, Ginette8
Snaith, Eric8
White, Mrs8
Baldwin, John R7

Archive File

The Living Dialect of White Coppice

Sutcliffe, L Jean

1964

A study of the dialect spoken in White Coppice in Lancashire, based on the answers of two informants to questions from the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire, recorded over Easter and July 1963.

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Whitwell (Isle of White) Response Book - 39Ha7
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Whitwell (Isle of White) Response Book - 39Ha7

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

11 Apr 1959 - 16 Apr 1959

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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SED Word Map: Hoar-Frost
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SED Word Map: Hoar-Frost

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); North, David J

[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed word map for SED question VII.6.6, Hoar-Frost, mapping responses Hime, Himy Frost, White Hime, Hind, Hindy Frost, White Hind, Rag, Raggy Frost, White Rag, Rime, Rime Frost, Rimy F...

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Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

14 October 1970 - 25 February 1971

George White singing in his home, in the Stannington area of Sheffield. Recorded 14 October 1970. [Tr. 3]. Conclusion of a session which starts on tape LAVC/SRE/A122r.

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Carlton Curlieu Response Book - 13Lei9
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Carlton Curlieu Response Book - 13Lei9

Playford, Averil H

19 Sep 1956 - 24 Sep 1956

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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House in Knaresborough
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House in Knaresborough

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1962

View over the River Nidd of houses in Knaresborough (North Yorkshire). The view includes a brightly decorated house with a black and white check pattern on the gable end.

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The Dialect of Ovingham

Wood, Dorothy Cannell

1933

Undergraduate thesis comprising a phonological study of the dialect of Ovingham. Includes three black and white photographic prints of informants. With Harold Orton's ms. notes and corrections.

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Student Folklore File 16

1982

Personal folklore dossiers compiled by seven students: - Patrick Davies - Jayne Holliday - Ann Marie Lahteela - Jonathan Niman - Frances Pearman - Rosalind Withers

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Book III: Animals [Harby Response Book]

Playford, Averil H

29 Feb 1956 - 2 Mar 1956

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

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Book IV: Nature [Harby Response Book]

Playford, Averil H

29 Feb 1956 - 2 Mar 1956

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

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Book II: Farming [Carlton Curlieu Response Book]

Playford, Averil H

19 Sep 1956 - 24 Sep 1956

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

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Book III: Animals [Carlton Curlieu Response Book]

Playford, Averil H

19 Sep 1956 - 24 Sep 1956

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

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