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agriculture1
animals1
buildings1
community life1
culture1
dwellings1
english language - dialects1
folklore1
handicraft1
holidays1

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Devon6
England6
Swimbridge6

Count of People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Snell, Samuel7
Wright, John T6
Trute, George Henry2
Yeo, George White2
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)1
Heard, Richard1
Hurd1
Wakelin, Martyn F1
Swimbridge Response Book - 37D2
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Swimbridge Response Book - 37D2

Wright, John T

1 Jul 1958 - 5 Jul 1958

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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Sound Recordings, Devon and Cornwall

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wakelin, Martyn F

March 1963

[Stanley Ellis announcement]; Samuel Snell, recorded on his farm in Swimbridge; talks about the bad winter of 1962/1963; farming sheep and beef bullocks; Devon Closewool [sheep breed]; discuss sheep f...

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Swimbridge Response Book - 37D2
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Book I: The Farm [Swimbridge Response Book]

Wright, John T

1 Jul 1958 - 5 Jul 1958

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the farm. The answers of informant Samuel Snell recorded by fieldworker John Wright in the International Ph...

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Notes [Swimbridge Response Book]

Wright, John T

1 Jul 1958 - 5 Jul 1958

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

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Book II: Farming [Swimbridge Response Book]

Wright, John T

1 Jul 1958 - 5 Jul 1958

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

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Book III: Animals [Swimbridge Response Book]

Wright, John T

1 Jul 1958 - 5 Jul 1958

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

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Book IV: Nature [Swimbridge Response Book]

Wright, John T

1 Jul 1958 - 5 Jul 1958

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

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