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culture3
english language - dialects3
folk dancing2
folk music2
occupations2
animals1
community life1
food1
food industry and trade1
health1

Top 10: People and organisations

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Boss4
Henderson, Joseph4
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)4
Henderson, Henry3
Lenihan, J M A3
Mews, Albert3
Uncle Hen3
Brown, Neil1
Gladwell, John1
Glenwright, Edward1

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Dialect recording in Acomb, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A

27 Jun 1939

[Side 1] Conversation between Joseph, Henry and Jack (mainly inaudible). [Side 2] Edward and John describe working conditions at Acomb Colliery, discuss coal face, fore-shift and back-shift, water in ...

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Dialect recording in Acomb, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A

11 Jul 1939

[Side 1] Joseph and Henry remember taking goods train home from Bellingham with Scotsman and not understanding a word; anecdotes about leisure time in past. [Side 2] Joseph and Albert recite old sayin...

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Dialect recording in Acomb, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A

11 Jul 1939

[Side 1] Joseph, Neil and Albert talk about smoking, different attitudes to smoking, price of baccy [= 'tobacco'], anecdotes about pipe smoking. [Side 2] Joseph, Neil and Albert discuss horses, hens, ...

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Sound Recordings, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1960-1980]

Copy of disc recordings of three speakers from Acomb, made in the late 1930s as part of the Survey of Northumbrian Dialects conducted by Harold Orton during his time at Armstrong College, Newcastle-up...

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