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The Linguistic Geography of Shropshire and Worcestershire: A Phonological Survey
Sykes, Donald Richard
1956
M.A. thesis on the dialects of Shropshire and Worcestershire, based on fieldwork using the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire during 1954-1955. Four chapters present an overview of previous work on the dialect...
Studies in the Linguistic Geography of Radnorshire, Breconshire, Monmouthshire and Glamorganshire
Parry, David (1937-)
1964
M.A. thesis based on fieldwork carried out in 1960 in sixteen localities in Radnorshire, Breconshire, Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire. For part of the Monmouthshire material, the collector draws on t...
Salop (Shropshire) Response Books
Sykes, Donald Richard
1954-1956
Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Salop (now known as Shropshire) to the Dieth-Orton Questionnai...
Herefordshire Response Books
Sykes, Donald Richard; Wright, Peter
1952-1955
Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Herefordshire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were...
Worcestershire Response Books
Sykes, Donald Richard
1951-1955
Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Worcestershire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses wer...
Monmouthshire Response Books
Sykes, Donald Richard; Parry, David (1937-)
1955-1960
Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Monmouthshire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were...
Gloucestershire Response Books
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Sykes, Donald Richard
1955-1956
Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Gloucestershire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses we...
The Living Dialect of the Quarries at Crosland Hill, Near Huddersfield
Sykes, Donald Richard
1954
A study of the dialect spoken in the village of Crosland Hill in the old West Riding of Yorkshire, with particular reference to the occupational language associated with its quarrying industry.
SED Fieldworkers Map
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
[1950s-1960s]
Printed map, completed in ms., showing the areas worked in by SED fieldworkers Stanley Ellis, Peter Wright, Donald Sykes, Peter Gibson and John T. Wright. At the stage the map was produced, fieldwork ...
SED Fieldwork Notebook Page: Kynnersley
Sykes, Donald Richard
[Mid 1950s-1960s]
Page from an SED fieldwork notebook completed in ms. by fieldworker Donald R. Sykes. The page includes responses from informant Fred Smith of Kynnersley (Shropshire), recorded on 24 May 1956, to secti...
Skenfrith Response Book - 23Mon1
Sykes, Donald Richard
20 Sep 1955 - 22 Sep 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...
Deerhurst Response Book - 24Gl1
Sykes, Donald Richard
1 Nov 1955 - 4 Nov 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...