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Non-Institute Theses and Dissertations
1964-1992
A large proportion of the doctoral and master's dissertations and theses contained within this series are concerned with the study of English language, and dialect in particular (morphology, phonology...
The Romance of Sassi: A Critical and Comparative Study
Shan, Harnam Singh
1964
A study of the Indian tragic romance legend of 'Sassi Punnun', submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Indian Lore and Literature) in the Arts Faculty of the University of London, through th...
The Phonology and Grammar of the Dialect of South Zeal, Devonshire
Harris, Martin Best
1967
A thesis which describes the phonology, morphology and syntax of the Devonshire dialect spoken in the village of South Zeal, based on a corpus of tape recorded material (c. 20 hours) collected through...
The Stressed Vowels in the Dialects of Longtown, Abbey Town and Hunsonby (Cumberland): A Structural Approach
Stursberg, Mario
1970
A dissertation investigating the dialects of three villages, Longtown, Abbey Town and Hunsonby, in the old county of Cumberland, and submitted for the Degree of PhD at the University of Basel. The s...
A Study of the Use of Dialect in Thomas Hardy's Novels and Short Stories with Special Reference to Phonology and Vocabulary
Baugner, Ulla
1972
A doctoral dissertation which examines certain dialectal features in Thomas Hardy's novels and short stories, and assesses to what extent Hardy can be said to give a faithful representation of the dia...
Studies in Yorkshire Dialects Based on Recordings of Thirteen Dialect Speakers in the West Riding
Melchers, Gunnel
1972
A study of Yorkshire dialects, based on field tape recordings made by Stanley Ellis and Peter Wright in 1952/1953 and 1963/1964, for the Survey of English Dialects. Fourteen recordings of free speech,...
Craven Yorkshire Dialect
Stuart, Douglas
1976
A doctoral dissertation which analyses descriptions of Yorkshire dialects, recorded by William Carr in his 'Horæ Momenta Cravenæ, or, The Craven Dialect' (London: Hurst, Robinson and Co., 1824) and ...
Aspects of Non-Standard Relativization: A Study of Relative Clauses in the Dorset Dialect, in the Vein of Traditional Dialectology, with Some Socio-Linguistic Refinements
Eynden, Nadine Van den
[1992]
A doctoral thesis which examines the mechanisms underlying dialectal relative patterning, and uses the dialect of Dorset by way of illustration. The corpus of material upon which the study is based co...
The West Midlands as a Dialect Area: A Phonological, Lexical, and Morphological Investigation Based on the Survey of English Dialects
Gugerell-Scharsach, Heide
1992
A study of the dialects of the West Midlands, based on fieldwork data collected in the region for the Survey of English Dialects (SED), and published as 'Survey of English Dialects', [edited] by Harol...
On the French Element in the English Regional Dialects
Stott, Prudence Ethel
[1970s]
Photocopied pages (69-83) from an M.A. (English Language) thesis, submitted to the University of Liverpool in 1934. These pages were copied from Chapter Four, and contain word lists grouped into distr...
A Study in Structural Dialectology
Ehrenkranz, Jean Faith
[1970s]
A study based on data selected from the Survey of English Dialects' (SED) published material for Read in Lancashire (fieldworker, Stanley Ellis, 1954), and Spofforth in the old West Riding of Yorkshir...
A Study of Language and Folklore in Batley and Surrounding Areas
Holdsworth, Valerie M
1971
A Special Study submitted as part of an unidentified course at Eaton Hall College of Education, Retford, in 1971. The study comprises a collection of folklore items, gathered from eleven informants li...