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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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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,...
A Study of the Dialect of Matfen (Northumberland)
Gillman, H A
1939
Undergraduate thesis comprising a phonological study of the dialect of Matfen.
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.