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Total number of records: 67

Count of Subject

SubjectCount
community life1
culture1
education1
english language - dialects1

Count of Place

PlaceCount
England66
Cheshire56
Audlem11
Farndon11
Hanmer11
Kingsley11
Rainow11
Swettenham11
Chesire10

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)56
Wright, Peter12
Ryder, Jim9
Cartwright, Alf8
Woolley, Thomas8
Lancaster, Wilf7
Lewis, Arthur7
Davies, Jim6
Davies, Walter6
Littlemore, Jim6

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Cheshire Response Books

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wright, Peter; Dieth, Eugen (1893-1956)

1951-1957

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Cheshire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were reco...

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Kingsley Response Book - 7Ch1

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

7 Feb 1955 - 15 Feb 1955

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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Rainow Response Book - 7Ch2
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Rainow Response Book - 7Ch2

Wright, Peter

14 Aug 1951 - 17 Aug 1951

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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Swettenham Response Book - 7Ch3

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

4 Oct 1957 - 10 Oct 1957

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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Farndon Response Book - 7Ch4

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

26 Feb 1955 - 5 Mar 1955

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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Audlem Response Book - 7Ch5
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Audlem Response Book - 7Ch5

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

22 Mar 1955 - 29 Mar 1955

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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Hanmer Response Book - 7Ch6
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Hanmer Response Book - 7Ch6

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

8 Mar 1955 - 15 Mar 1955

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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Kingsley Response Book - 7Ch1
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Book I: The Farm [Kingsley Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

7 Feb 1955 - 15 Feb 1955

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the farm. The answers of informant Jim Littlemore recorded by fieldworker Stanley Ellis in the Internationa...

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Kingsley Response Book - 7Ch1
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Book II: Farming [Kingsley Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

7 Feb 1955 - 15 Feb 1955

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

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Kingsley Response Book - 7Ch1
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Book III: Animals [Kingsley Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

7 Feb 1955 - 15 Feb 1955

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

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Kingsley Response Book - 7Ch1
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Book IV: Nature [Kingsley Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

7 Feb 1955 - 15 Feb 1955

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

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Kingsley Response Book - 7Ch1
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Book V: The House and Housekeeping [Kingsley Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

7 Feb 1955 - 15 Feb 1955

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

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