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Survey of English Dialects recording in Bedale, Yorkshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
10 Oct 1952
[Side 1] Jim tells anecdote about local man who saw balloon in 'midden' [= pit below earth closet] after visit to toilet, explains man had never seen balloon before so assumed he must have passed it s...
Bedale Response Book - 6Y8
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
8 Oct 1952 - 11 Oct 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...
Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
[1960-1980]
Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for North Yorkshire locations 6Y3-8. The majority of the original recordings were made by Stanley Ellis, in 1952 and 1955. Harol...
Book VII: Numbers, Time and Weather [Bedale Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
8 Oct 1952 - 11 Oct 1952
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to numbers, time and the weather. The answers of informant Jim Eden recorded by fieldworker Stanley Ellis in ...
Book VIII: Social Activities [Bedale Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
8 Oct 1952 - 11 Oct 1952
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to social activities.
Book IX: States, Actions, Relations [Bedale Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
8 Oct 1952 - 11 Oct 1952
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to states, actions and relations.