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Orton, Harold (1898-1975)11
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Gillman, H A1
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Orton Corpus

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

1928-2003

Manuscript and typescript items relating to the Survey of Northumbrian Dialects conducted by Harold Orton during his time at Armstrong College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. These items include fieldwork and r...

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Raw Material

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1928-1939]

Harold Orton's ms. fieldwork recordings in phonetic script, and ms. orthographic notes on informants for the Armstrong College Survey of Northumbrian Dialects. The recordings are in pencil on loose sh...

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Armstrong College Theses

Armstrong College (University of Durham)

1930-1939

Undergraduate theses by students of Armstrong College on the dialects of ten localities in Northumberland. Each of the theses focusses on the phonology of the individual dialects.

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Index Cards

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1928-1939]

Ms. index cards compiled by Harold Orton from fieldwork data collected for the Armstrong College Survey of Northumbrian Dialects. The information on the cards is recorded phonetically and orthographic...

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Correspondence

Shippey, T A

1989-2003

Correspondence between Tom Shippey (Chairman of the School of English, University of Leeds) and Kurt Rydland, March 1989-May 1993, relating to Rydland's loan of and work on the Orton Corpus; correspon...

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Raw Material I

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1928-1939]

Harold Orton's ms. phonetic fieldwork recordings and orthographic notes on informants for Acomb, Bamburgh, Belford, Bellingham, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Cambo, Capheaton, Coxhoe, Cullercoats, Harbottle and...

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Raw Material II

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1928-1939]

Harold Orton's ms. phonetic fieldwork recordings and orthographic notes on informants for Hartley and Seaton Delaval, Humshaugh, Longhorsley, Newbiggin, Newbrough and Newburn. Includes orthographic an...

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Raw Material III

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1928-1939]

Harold Orton's ms. phonetic fieldwork recordings and orthographic notes on informants for Newcastle, Ovingham, Rochester, Rothbury, Seahouses, Seaton Delaval, Wark, Wooler and Fenton, and North-East N...

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The Dialect of Allenheads

Bayliffe, I

1930

Undergraduate thesis comprising a phonological description of the dialect of Allenheads . Includes six sepia photographic prints of informants and Allenheads village, and Harold Orton's ms. notes and ...

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Main Index

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1928-1939]

Ms. index and record cards created by Harold Orton from the Raw Material and Armstrong College Theses, for the Armstrong College Survey of Northumbrian Dialects. Includes phonetic data for Allenheads,...

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A Study of the Dialect of Matfen (Northumberland)

Gillman, H A

1939

Undergraduate thesis comprising a phonological study of the dialect of Matfen.

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The Phonology of the Dialect of Capheaton, Northumberland

Bowman, Ernest M

1930

Undergraduate thesis comprising a phonological description of the dialect of Capheaton. With Harold Orton's ms. notes and corrections.

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